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  • Assassination of Francis Ferdinand

    The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire, by a Serbian nationalist

  • Austrians issue an ultimatum to the government of Serbia

  • Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia

  • Russian government mobilitized troops to defend Serbia and itself. Tsar ordered mobilization against Germany.

    Russian government mobilitized troops to defend Serbia and itself. Tsar ordered mobilization against Germany.

  • Tsar ordered mobilization against Germany.

  • German ultimatum to Russia demanding to cease mobilization.

  • Ultimatum addressed to France demanding to know it's intentions

  • German government declared war on Russia

  • France starts to mobilize

  • Germans declare war on France