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The terrorist, nationalist, group called 'The Black Hand' sent a member named Gavrillo Princip to kill archduke of Austra- Hungary. On June 28, 1914, air to the throne, Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated.
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On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.
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On August 1, 1914, four days after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, two more great European powers—Russia and Germany—declare war on each other; the same day, France orders a general mobilization.
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Belgian government refuses German demands. British government guarantees armed support to Belgium. Germany declares war on France.
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First German air raid on England. The aeroplane dropped bombs in the sea near Dover.
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The first bomb dropped on English soil. This was the Second raid of England.
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Battle of Ypres begins in 1915.
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Italy denounces the Triple Alliance.
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Germans shoot down the Lusitania sinking the passenger ship killing innocents.
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The second battle marked the fight for the control over strategic Flemish town.
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Germany was going to ask Mexico to help them fight against the U.S. Instead, the U.S. intercepted the telegram.
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^Woodrow Wilson's campaign slogan, "He kept us out of war." announced that he would do everything to keep U.S. neutral to keep them out of war
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"The world must be made safe for democracy."- Quote by Woodrow Wilson POTUS
