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Assassination
Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian Nationalist -
War
Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia -
More War
Germany declares war on Russia -
War Again
Germany declares war on France -
Troops
British Troops land in France -
War and War Again
Great Britain and France declare war on Germany -
Japan
Japan declares war on Germany -
Russia
Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire -
Germany
On February 4, 1915, Kaiser Wilhelm announced Germany’s intention to sink any and all ships sailing under the flags of Britain, Russia or France found within British waters. -
Act
Deportation of Armenian intellectuals to Ankara, first act of the Armenian Genocide. -
Treaty
Treaty of London between the Entente and Italy -
Lusitania
The British liner Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat -
Battle
Battle of Rafa. The British drive the Ottomans out of Sinai. -
Battle
The Battle of the Somme begins. -
Another Sinking
HMHS Britannic sinks after hitting a German mine -
French
The French relieve Agadez -
United States
The United States declares war on Germany. -
American Troops
First American troops land in France. -
Battle
Battle of Hill 70 -
Spain
First Spanish Flu cases in Spain, where reports on the disease are published freely due to the lack of wartime censorship. -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson outlines his Fourteen Points -
Case
First known case of what will later be called Spanish Flu -
End
At 6 am, Germany signs the Armistice of Compiègne. End of fighting at 11 a.m -
Treaty
Treaty of Versailles between the Allies and Germany: the Peace Conference opens in Paris -
Another Treaty
Treaty of Versailles signed
