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Assaination Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is the Australian royaty. He was shot by Gavrillo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Princip is a member of Black Hand, he is a Bosnian Nationalism who wanted independence. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
They Declared the war because Serbia provided the weapons to the Blcak hand group. -
Russia Army began to mobilize
As an ally of Serbia, Russia announces full mobilization of her armed forces. -
Germany declared war on Russia
Germany mobilizes their armed forces and declares war on Russia. -
Germany declared war on France
Germany declared war on France, after the Russia -
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Battle of Tennenberg
German army, led by Erich Ludendorff and Paul von Hindenburg achieves its greatest victory of the war on the Eastern front against Russia at the Battle of Tennenberg. -
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First Battle of the Marne
First Battle of the Marne halts German invasion in France -
First trenches
First trenches of the Western front are dug. -
German Zeppelin air raid on England
War becomes "Total War" with German Zeppelin air raid on England -
Bockade of Great Britain
Germany declares a submarine blockade of Great Britain. Any ship approaching England is considered a legitimate target. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
U-boat sinks the Lusitania. 1,198 civilians, including 128 Americans die. -
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Battle of Verdun
The longest battle of the war, the Battle of Verdun, is fought to a draw with an estimated one million casualties. -
Unrestricted submarine warfare challenged US neutrality
US President Wilson publicly warns Germany not to continue unrestricted submarine warfare policies -
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Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme results in an estimated one million casualties and no breakthrough for the Allies. British introduce the tank, an effective weapon but far to few to make much of a difference. -
"He kept us out of war"
Woodrow Wilson re-elected President of the United States with campaign slogan: "He kept us out of the war" -
Zimmerman Note
Reich Foreign Secretary Zimmermann's telegram to Mexico from Germany that urging to entry into war against the United States is discovered and translated by the British. -
The US declaring war
President Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war with Imperial Germany. -
AEF
The first wave of the American Expeditionary Force lands in France. -
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Third Battle of Ypres
Third Battle of Ypres, known as Passchendaele, results in minor gains, but still no breakthrough in the Western front at the cost of 700,000 casualties for both sides -
Germany-Russia
The new Russian government, represented by Leon Trotsky, signs an armistice with Germany. -
US joined the war
President Wilson agrees to co-operate with Allies in sending "volunteer" troops into Russia. -
German retreating
Allied counter offensives on the Somme push the German army back and into retreat
