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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary's throne was assassinated by the Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip.
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The Kaiser of Germany promised the Austrian emperor the full support of Germany in their fight against Serbia.
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A month after Archduke Ferdinand was killed Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
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After declaring war with France German armies lined up on Belgium's borders on their way to France. After German threats to Belgium, the British government was divided by the German aggression.
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The United Kingdom declared war on Germany, this occurred after Germany invaded Belgium.
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Germany threatened Belgium to fight back or be conquered. Belgium chose to fight back even though outnumbered. Germany quickly took Belgium.
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A battle fought between Russia and Germany. The battle almost caused the fall of the Russian Second Army.
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Radomur Putnik and the Serbian Army defeated Austro-Hungarian forces at the battle of Jadar. With the support of their ally, Montenegro, Serbia was able to slow the advancement of the Austro-Hungarian forces.
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The First Battle of the Marne began and with that began trench warfare with the soldiers.
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The Battle of Ypres was fought in Belgium. It was the first mass use of poisonous gas by Germany on the Western Front.
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The Turks joined the Central Powers in October 1914. Then, cutting the Allied supplies to Russia.
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Italy entered the war against Austria-Hungary after being offered financial help and offerings of land that were at the time under the control Austria-Hungary.
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The first Zeppelin raid took place in London. This raid killed 28 people and injured around 60 more.
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In 1915, Voisin III became the first Allied plane to shoot down and enemy aircraft.
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed helping to end the war. It helped push the surrender of all German colonies.
