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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
The event that triggers the war takes place in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Francesco Ferdinando, the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire, is assassinated by a Serbian nationalist: Gavrilo Princip. The Austro-Hungarian government thus finds a reason to repress Slavic nationalism and invade Serbia. Austria sends an unacceptable ultimatum to Serbia, defended by Russia. -
Austria declares war on Serbia.
This situation came after the assassination, in Sarajevo, of Archduke Francesco Ferdinando, who was the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire. -
Germany declares war on Russia.
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Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium. Germany implements the Schlieffen plan.
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Britain declares war on Germany.
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The London Pact.
In 1915, when in Italy the will to enter the war matured alongside the Triple Entente, a pact was secretly stipulated in London which committed Italy to enter the war within a month; The London Pact, signed on April 26, provided, as compensation for the Italian war commitment, the delivery at the end of the war of Trento and South Tyrol, Trieste and Gorizia, Istria and Dalmatia. -
Italy enters the war
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The United States declares war on Germany.
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The battle of caporetto
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk between russia and germany
Lenin's political agenda is applied, which also provides for immediate peace. The peace treaty, with which Russia will exit the First World War, was signed in Brest Litvosk, in March 1918, with serious territorial losses for Russia, equal to almost a quarter of its territory. -
Armistice between Italy and Austria
The armistice (pact of Villa Giusti) came into force on November 4, 1918. Thus ended the war on the Italian-Austrian front, a few days before the general conclusion of the conflict, which saw the collapse of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. -
Germany signs the armistice with the allies
The Great War ended in November 1918 amid enormous suffering for armies that reached their extreme, cut down by disease and hunger. The number of dead soldiers is impressive. -
Peace of Paris
The peace signed in Versailles on June 28, 1919 ended the First World War. This peace has been defined by historians as a punitive peace towards the defeated, that is to say essentially towards Germany and Austria-Hungary. In reference to the Treaty of Versailles imposed on Germany, the term diktat was used for the first time.
