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Assassination
Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated by Gavrillo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declares war on Bosnia. -
Austria-Hungary constantly attack Serbia but are repulsed
Austria-Hungary is constantly battering Serbia but keep getting repulsed. -
Outbreak of war
Germany declares war on Russia because if Russia had intervened with the Austro-Hungary and Serb war Germany would support Austria-Hungary. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany declares war on France two days after declaring war on Russia because of the Schlieffen plan was conceived. -
Germany invades neutral Belgium
When Belgium refused Germany passage through Germany attacked Belgium immediately. -
Britain declares war on Germany
Britain declared war on Germany after they had attacked belgium which was one of britain's allies. -
The battle of the frontiers begin
The battle of the frontier was made up of five offensives which were launched by French Commander in chief Joseph Joffre and German Helmuth Von Moltke. -
Russia invades East Prussia
Russia invaded eastern Prussia because Russia had promised France that they would attack Germany from the east in order to divert German resources and to relieve pressure from France. -
Japan declares war on Germany
Japan had given Germany an ultimatum to remove all German naval ships from Japanese and Chinese waters.
