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Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrillo Princip during a parade in Sarajevo of the Austria-Hungary Empire.
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after they refused to comply to their demands.
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The Russians Mobolize forces to help serbia.
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On Aug. 3, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia.
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On Aug. 3, 1914 the Germans declared war on France the ally of Russia.
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When the Germans invaded Belgium they broke a treaty recognizing their neutrality. The Belgians heroically held the Germans out of France for three weeks.
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On aug. 6, 1914 Austria-hungary declared war on Russia triggering France and Great Brittain to enter the war.
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The battle of the Marne was a trench war between the Germans and the French near the Marne river.
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Japan being a rival of Germany joins the Allies.
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Tanks are first used in January.
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The Battle of Verdun: Both sides tried to break the trench warfare ending in the bloodiest battle of the war casualities adding up to 750000 lives lost together.
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On this day newspapers published the Zimmermann telegram angering the american people.
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They did not agree at first until later on April 6th.
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On this day congress passed a declaration of war.
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The Selective Service Act issued a military draft of men 18 to 31.
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Even though we arrived we didn't fight till about a month later.
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Russia signed an Armistice with the Germans to get them out of the war.
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President Wilkson reveals fourteen points
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The Russian Bolshevicks in government withdraw Rusia from fighting.
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On May 21, 1918 the Germans last their last major attack.
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The AEF reached full strength and French and British wanted use them to bulk up their forces.
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The Battle of the Argon forest was a very bloody war.
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The Germans suggest an armistice.
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The Germans request an armistice and recieve it on certain conditions.
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The war ended after Germany signed an armistice.