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the first Battle of Ypres begins
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Allied forces land in Gallipoli (Turkey)
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Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria) is assassinated in Sarajevo.
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Austria declares war with Serbia.
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Germany declares war with Russia.
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Germany declares war with France. On the same day the country’s armed forces invade Belgium.
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Britain declares war with Germany.
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trench warfare is beginning to dominate across the Western Front. Turkey enter the war on the German side.
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Allied forces land in Gallipoli (Turkey)
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the Allies begin their evacuation of Gallipoli. The campaign is a disaster and more than 44,000 Allied soldiers are killed.
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The Battle of the Somme begins. In just 4 months the British suffered around 420,000 casualties the French had 200,000 but the Germans suffered the most coming away with 500,000 casualties.
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David Lloyd George becomes the new Prime Minister of Britain.
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the United States enter the conflict by declaring war on Germany.
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Germany and Russia sign armistice agreement.
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Britain launches a major offensive on the Western Front and their forces begin to make some progress. Later that month British tanks are victorious at the Battle of Cambrai.
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The treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed with officially brings an end to the war between Russia and Germany.
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Germany ask the Allies to sign an armistice agreement.
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Turkey surrender by signing the Armistice of Mudros.
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Austria-Hungary make peace
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Kaiser William II of Germany abdicates and Germany is declared a republic.
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Germany sign armistice agreement and the First World War is officially ended. Fighting on the Western Front ceases at 11 am
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Lloyd George wins British General Election
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Paris Peace Conference
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Treaty of Versailles signed
