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The Assassination
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne in Austria Hungary was assassinated by the Black Hand -
Declaration
Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia -
Declaration
Germany declares war on Russia -
Declaration
Germany invades France -
Britains turn
Britain declares war on Germany for invading Belgium -
Battle of Tannenberg
The battle was fought between Russia and Germany from the 23 of August to the 30 -
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Defeat of the Germans
The Germans are defeated at the battle of Ypres -
Christmas Truce
The unofficial truce is declared. Armies played football (soccer) and sang Christmas carols together -
The first Submarines
Germans start using submarines to get onto the British Islands -
Ship Sunk
British passenger ship sunk by Germann submarine -
Declaration
Bulgaria declares war on Serbia -
Declaration
The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria -
Battle of Verdun
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War
The largest naval battle of the war -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme begins over one million soldiers are wounded or killed -
Again with the Russians
The Russian Revolution Begins -
The United States' turn
The US join the war by declaring war on Germany -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
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Battle of Passchendaele
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Peace
Russians agree to peace and leave the war -
Fourteen Points
President Woodrow Wilson issues issues his "Fourteen Points" for peace and an end to the war -
100 days offensive
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The End
World war one comes to an end -
Women win the right to vote
