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Archduke and his wife went to visit Sarajevo. On their way home Gavrilo Princip fired two times and killed both Archduke and his wife
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Serbia agreed to some of the investigation of the murder of Archduke but not all of it. Their partial refusal led Austria to declare war of Serbia
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The Schlieffen Plan allowed German armies to invade Belgium
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Because Belgium was invaded, Britain and other European powers had a treaty that would protect each other.
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British and French troops pushed back German drive and ended any chance of a battle on the western front
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Poisonous gas was first used by Germany that would blindly choke victims and was often fatal. Tanks, airplanes, and submarines were also used in fighting
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The allies had a secret treaty with Italy that would help them fight against Germany together
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Hungry joined the allies and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers. The Allies were defeated
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Germany sent torpedoed at the British ship and it sank killing 1,200 people
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Women took jobs and kept the economy going.They worked in war factories to produce war materials
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Germany had stopped attacking submaines but then announced they would continue to do s
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In St. Petersburg, bread riots broke out into a revolution which brought down the Russian Monarchy
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President Wilson declared war on Germany simply to make the world a safe place
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Germany decided to stop fighting with the Allies and the war ended
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The Treaty was signed blaming the war on Germany and they would have to pay for it
