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Franz Ferdinand heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne gets assasinated by a serbien terror group.
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backed by Germany Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
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Russia steps in to protect smaller nations and mobilizes an army, Germany declares war on Russia in response. France who is Russias ally starts mobilizing its army too.
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Germany attacks France first by trespassing neutral Belgium, Britain states that they will protect Belgiums border
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Britain and French forces invade Germanys Colonies in Africa
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first engagement of the British army in France, they get outnumbered by the German army. Britain starts recruiting a larger army
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As the German forces advance towards Paris Britain and France counterattack along the river Marne
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At the Battle of La Bassee in northern France Indian soldiers join the Allies for the first time
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Japan, fresh winner of the Russo-Japanese attack the port of Tsingtao (Qingdao) a German colonie
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both sides of the war started experimenting with tear gas during the winter but the Germans used a more deadly chemical xylyl bromide
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The U-boat is one of the most terrifying weapons of the war. They sink the civilian passenger liner, the Lusitania killing 1200 people, 128 of which that where Americans
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Italy declares war
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due to huge losses at the western front the British government introduces the Conscription
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longest single battle during WW1 it lasts 9 month, 300,000 soldiers die
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the German and British fleets collide at the coast of Denmark. even though Britain looses more ships the German fleet retreats
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the battle in somme was one of the bloodiest conflicts during the war Nearly 20,000 British soldiers die on the first day
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the British army sends the first tanks into war even though they are helpful for breaking through wire fence they are still primitive and fail as weapons http://www.shmoop.com/wwi/timeline.html source
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the entrance of America into the war is a huge turning point during the war, due to Germanys U-boat attacks on american ships the government decides to enter the war
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Russia leaves the war due to huge protests which grants Germany a lot of eastern land
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since the danger from the eastern front lines is gone Germany launches a huge offence towards the west
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America and France launch a huge attack on Germany forcing it to retreat
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the war ends
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before the allied armies can invade Germany the Armistice is signed bringing the war on the western front to an end. Germany surrenders making the German soldiers feel betrayed
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