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The Austrian government blamed the Serbian government for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife and declared war on Serbia.
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German troops went into Belgium as directed under the Schleiffen Plan
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Germany did not withdraw from Belgium and Britain declared war on Germany
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Japan declared war on Germany through her alliance with Great Britain
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Because of the help given by Turkey to the German attack of Russia, Russia declared war on Turkey
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Britain and France and Russia's allies, declared war on Turkey, because of the help given to the German.
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Poison gas was used for the first time during this battle. The gas, fired by the Germans claimed many British casualties.
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The first German air raid on London took place
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Lloyd George became Prime Minister of the war time coalition.
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Lloyd George, who had never trusted his war minister's ability to direct the war (sorry i didnt know the exact date)
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The United States of America declared war on Germany in response to the sinking, by German U boats, of US ships.
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The British took a large force of tanks across the barbed wire and machine gun posts at Cambrai
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The Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service were merged to form the Royal Air Force
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The allies had taken almost all of German-occupied France and part of Belgium
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By the beginning of November the allies had pushed the Germans back beyond the Hindenberg line.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated
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At 11 am, in the French town of Redonthes, the Armistice was signed bringing the war to an end.
