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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Serbia Nationalist assasinated heir to A-H throng and it sparked the war -
A-H declared war on Serbia
In retalliation of the assassination of Ferdinand, A-H declares war on Serbia, sparking WWI -
Schlieffen
Germany incaded France through Belgium and also confronted Russia in the eased. This violated Belgium's neutrality -
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First Battle of the Marne
French and British forces confront German army in France .Allied troops mount counterattack, driving Germans North -
Sinking of Lusitania
Germany sinks British passenger liner, the Lusitania. Americans are outraged, and it turns the tide of American public opinion towards being against Germany. -
America enters the war
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Russian Revolution
Peasants and workers grow hostile towards their countrys defeat on the battlefield -
Second Battle of the Marne
German troops attacked French forces Allies pit back the German offensive, and after suffering massive casualties, Gewrmany was forced to call off a planned German offensive further North. -
Armistice
After dwindling resources on the battlefield, discontent on the home front and surrender of its allies, Germany was finally forced to seek an armistice, which ends WWI -
Treaty of Versailles
An attempt by Allied leaders to build a postwar world that would safeguard against future conflicts of such devastating scale.