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In 1908 the Austrians has forced Bosnia to be part of Austraia-Hungary
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The austrians had no intention of giving in to serb natonalist.If they let the serbs have they own nation, then poles and czechs and others would all demand the ssame freedom and the whole empire might break up.
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Serbia had recently grown larger by winning land in wars in 1912 and 1913
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Russia was still a backward country in 1914.
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In 1916 the Germans attacked the Frech at Verdun. The battle lasted for 11 months. 680 thousand soldiers died but neither side really won. The British attacked on the Somme in 1916.
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After the october revolution the russian people were despererate for peace with germany .The war had caused enough suffering. In november 1917 a group of bolshevik travelled to brest litovosk to begin peace talks.
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The USA joined the allies in 1917. A few weeks later Russia left the war.
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Durning the autumn and winte of 1917 they passed a number of decrees which aimed to make Russia a more equal society.
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In March 1918 the two sides finally signed the Treaty of Brest Litovsk.
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At 11o'clock on 11 November 1918 the Great War ended.
