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An Assassination leads to war
He was the heir to the Austrian-hungarian throne, Until he was shot by Gavrilo princip a member of the black hand. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
After the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Austria-Hungary gave Serbia a list of 10 demands they thought Serbia would never agree to when they accepted 9 and part of one of the demands Austria-hungary declared war -
The War starts
Germany invaded belgium -
Germany invades Belgium
Germany invaded Belgium following the schlieffen plan -
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World War 1
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Battle of Tannenburg
Engagement between the Russian empire and the German empre -
First Battle of the Marne
Unable to save Belgium, the allies declared war on France -
Lusitania sunk
German U-Boat blows up the british civilian crusie ship Lusitania off the southern coast of ireland -
The Battle of Verdun
It was fought on the Western front, between the Germans and the French -
Battle of the Jutland
Was a naval battle fought between Royal Austrailian navy, and the Royal Canadian navy -
Battle of the Somme
Consisted a bloody trench warefare, in which armys fought for yards of ground. -
The U.S. declares war
President Wilson asked congress permission to declare war -
The USSR withdraws from the war
The shortage of food and supplies made the USSR withdraw from the war -
German spring offensive of 1918
Series of German attacks along the western front -
World War 1 ends
It was the end of the first world war.
