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Archduke Franz-Ferdinand Was assissinated
He was heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife was also killed. He was assassinated by Serbian terrorists the Black Hand. -
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Lead up to World War 1
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Germany gave Austria-Hungary support in any war involing Serbia and the assassination of Archduke Franz-Ferdinand -
Austria blames Serbia for the death of Franz-Ferdinand
Austria sent Serbia an ultimatum -
Austria declared War on Serbia
Austria Bombed the capitol of Serbia, Belgrade. -
The Russian Army Get ready to help Serbia
Russia has an alliance with Sebia and get ready to help Sebia defend itself against Austria-Hungry -
Germany Warned Russia Not to Help
Germany didn't want Russia to help Serbia because they were an allie of Austria -
Germany declared war on Russia
It also began to move its army towards France and Belgium. Germany decided to attack france because they were close allies with Russia -
The Franch army was ready to fight
The french army was put on a war footing reading to fight any German invasion. -
Germany declared war on France
Germany invaded Belgium and Britian orded germany to withdraw it's troops. -
Great Britian Declare war on Germany
German Troops are still in Belgium -
Austria Declares war on Germany
