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Archduke Ferdinand, heir to Austro-Hungarian throne os assasinated by Gavrilo Princip( Serbian) sparking World War I
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After the assination of Archduke Ferdinand, and Serbias refusal of the ultimatum that Austrian leaders sent, Austria-Hungary starts World War I
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Czar Nicholas II prepares the Russian army (by mobilization: an act of war) against Autroa-Hungary
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After fully mobilizing, Russia declares war on Germany.
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After Russia mobilizes and declares was on GErmany, Germany mobilizes and declares war right back at Russia
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General Alfred von Schlieffen creats the Schlieffen plan which splits Germany's troops up and all over the place. This includes along French-German boarders. Germany is required to declare war against France
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Russia tried invading East Germany but was quickly defeated by the Germans
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France stopped Germans and this became a stalemate and a trench war of the Western Front
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Russians moved in to invade Germany, they were quickly defeated. Russia no longer was a threat to Germany after these battles.
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Italy betrays the triple alliance( With Germany and Austria) and attacks Austria. Then Italy joins the Triple Entente: This group consists of Britain, France, Russia, and now Italy. These are now just called Allies.
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The lusitania is sunk by German forces
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The battle of Verdun began in France. 700,000 men will lose their lives over a few miles of land.
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The only time German and British navel forces engage in direct battle, neither sied won
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British adn French troops attack Germans near the Somme River. After five months. British troops advance five miles.
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Rasputin was assassinated on this night. He was behind the queen and no Russian citizen liked him so they killed him.
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10,00 women stormed through the city of Petrograd demanding " Peace and Bread", and " Down with Autocracy"
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Consisting of mostly middle-class Duma reps, the provisional government was established.
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On this day in history the end of a 300-year old Romanov Dynasty ends when Czar Nicholas II steps down from power
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When Britain is on the verge of being defeated America swoops in and joins the war effort in Europe
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President Woodrow Wilson, of America, made a speech on 14 points he believed in
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Lenin signed this treaty with GErmany giving up easter Poland, Ukrain, Finland, and Baltic provinces. Lenin made no complaint.
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Local soviet murders fromer czar and family and burns them in a closebyh mineshaft.
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General Ledendroff informs German leaders the war has been lost.
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This was signed at the Paris Peace Conference
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Vladimir Lenin Dies.
