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As tensions were rising across Europe. Franz Ferdinand the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is shot dead in Sarajevo, capital of the Austrian providence Bosnia. Austria eventually declared war with Serbia.
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Germany attacks France first through neutral Belgium to eliminate any threat from the west before facing Russia in the east.
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The first shots of World War One are fired in Africa. By 1914 the German Empire has four colonies in East, West and South Africa. British and French forces invade Togoland the site of a key German wireless station, Kamina. It provides communications for German ships in the Atlantic. The Germans destroy it to stop it falling into the Allies' hands and soon after surrender Togoland.
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The first shots of World War One are fired in Africa. By 1914 the German Empire has four colonies in East, West and South Africa.
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The Battle of Mons in Belgium is the British Army's first engagement in France.
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The Battle of Mons in Belgium is the British Army's first engagement in France.
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As the German Army advances towards Paris, French and British soldiers counterattack along the line of the River Marne.
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As the German Army advances towards Paris, French and British soldiers counterattack along the line of 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. Britain calls on its Empire and 1.5 million Indian soldiers and 1.3 million Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans fight on the allied side.
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At the Battle of La Bassee in northern France Indian Soldiers join the allies for the first time. Britain calls o its empire and 1.5 million Indian soldiers and 1.3 million Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans fight on the allied side.
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Both sides experiment with tear gas in the first winter of the war. But in January 1915 the Germans use a more deadly chemical killing around 1,000 Russian troops at Bolimov, on the Eastern Front.
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Bogged down in a stalemate on the Western Front, the allies attack German's allies in the middle East, the Ottoman Turks.
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One the of the new weapons of World War One is the U-Boat. These German submarines patrol Atlantic and Mediterranean trade routes.
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By 1916 heavy losses on the western Front mean Britain's volunteer army needs reinforcements. On the 27th of January the government introduces conscription.
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At the start of 1916 the opposing forces are fighting a frustrating war of attrition on the Western Front.
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The German fleet leaves the safety of its port in a bid to shell the English coast and attack an element of the British fleet.
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The Battle of the Somme is one of the largest and bloodiest conflicts of World War One. Nearly 20,000 British soldiers die on the first day.
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In January 1917 Germany sends a message to Mexico, the infamous 'Zimmerman' telegram, inciting it to attack the US.
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Bolstered by American troops, the Allies carry out a series of sustained attacks, known as the Hundred Days Offensive.
