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Sunday morning, 28th June 1914, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife visited Bosnia where they planned to parade through the city. During that morning they were assassinated by a Serbian group called the Black Hand Gang, however, the Serbian Government are also suspected to be behind the attack.
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Austria Blamed Serbia for the death of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and sent it an eltimatum.
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Austria declared war on Serbia and shelled its capital, Belgrade.
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The Russian army got ready to help Serbia defend itself against Austria Hungary. Germany warned Russia not to help the Serbs.
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Germany declares war on Russia and begins making arrangments to invade France and Belgium.
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The French army was put on a war footing ready to fight the German invasion.
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Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium . Britain ordered Germany to stay out of Belgium.
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The Germans did not withdraw from Belgium. Britain declares war on Germany.
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