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the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the spark that ignited a grant blaze.
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Austria rejected serbias offer and declared war. that same day Serbias ally Russia took action.
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the germans quickly put its military plan into effect. the was named after general Alfred Grf.
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the allies attacked the germans northeast of paris, in the valley of the marne river. every available soldier was needed.
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befor the Schlieffen plan worked brilliantly by end of august the germans had overrun Belgium and swept into france. germans units were on the the edge of paris. a major german victory just days away.
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British australian new zealand and french troops made repeated assaults on the Gallipoli peninsula on the western side of the strait.
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the germans launched a massive attack against the french near verdun.