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Franz Ferdinand, king to the Austrian Empire, was killed along with his wife while visiting Sarajevo. This event sparkled the whole war and it started the tension between several countries.
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The assassination led the Austria- Hungarian to declare the war on Serbia.
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Germany decided to declare a war on the Russians because they have to defend Serbia.
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Germany declared war on France and decided to begin their invasion of Belgium, part of their Schlieffen plan.The Belgium army was swept aside easily enough. However, the French held off the Germany forces.
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Britains joins the side of French and Russian allies which would later called Triple Entente.
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The invading Russian and German armies battled in East Prussia at the start of the war. Even though, the Germans took the victory, the Russian distraction played a big part in the failure of the Schlieffen plan.
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Turkey joins on Germany's side
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The Lusitania was attacked by a German U-boat and sank in eighteen minutes. 1,198 of the nearly 2,000 passengers died and many of the passengers were American citizens. This event did a lot of turn public opinion of several countries, including the United States, against the Germans.
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Italy decides to declare war on Germany and Austria.
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A 10 months long battle between the German and French Armies. Many people died on both sides. However, the french successfully defended the city of Verdun and pushed the German forces back.
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A ten-month long battle between the German and French Armies. Hundreds of thousands died on both sides. However, the French successfully defended the city of Verdun and pushed the German forces back.
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The battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle during the World War I. Fought by the Germans and the British in the North Sea near Jutland. This battle took away 14 British an 11 German ships. However, the British maintained naval control of the North Sea.
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The USA declares a war on Germany and joins the triple entente.
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Czar Nicholas II, his wife, son and his four daughters were all executed by the Bolsheviks after being imprisoned following his actions.
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On October 30,1918, representatives of Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire sign an armistice treaty making the end of Ottoman empire.
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On November third, an armistice was signed between Austria and Italy.
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Germany signs an armistice with the allies. It is the official end of WWI.
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The treaty of Versailles is the official peace settlement. It was signed in a palace at Versailles, near Paris. The treaty was very harsh on Germany and it forces Germany to accept full responsibility for the war.
