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Archduke of Austria Asassinated
Gavrilo Princip, a nationalist of Yugoslav, shot Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. -
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World War I
The beginning and end of 'The Great War'. -
First Shots Fired
Serbians defended themselves against Austro-Hungarian invaders. -
Germany Declares War on Russia
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Germany Declares War on France
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Britain Declares War on Germany
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Germany Declares War on Belgium
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Austria-Hungary Declares War on Russia
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Serbia Declares War on Germany
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Austria Invades Serbia
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Woodrow Wilson Decides to Remain Neutral
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Battle of Tannenberg
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First Battle of Marne
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France Pushes Back Germany
German forces retreat 30 miles from Paris. -
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First Battle of Ypres
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UK Blockades North Sea
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Unofficial Christmas Truce
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Germany Declares War Zone Around Great Britain
Submarine blockade enacted. -
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Dardanelles Campaign
Meant to displace Turkey. -
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Second Battle of Ypres
First instance of chemical weapon usage by Germany -
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Gallipoli Campaign
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British Ocean Liner, The 'RMS Lusitania', is Sunk By Germany
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Tsar Nicholas II takes over Russian army
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Battle of Verdun
Longest and Bloodiest Battle. -
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Battle of Jutland
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Battle of Somme
First use of tanks. -
Zimmerman Telegram Intercepted
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Russian Tsar, Nicholas II, Flees
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US Declares War on Germany
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Battle of Passchendaele
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The Bolsheviks Overthrow Russian Government
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Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points Speech
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Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Peace between Russia and Central Powers -
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Germany's Spring Offensive
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Red Baron Shot Down
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Second Battle of Marne
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Wilhelm II Flees Germany
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Armistice Signed at Compiegne
Germany stops Fighting -
Treaty of Versailles Signed
