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On June 28, 1914, heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand was assasinated by 19 year old Garrillo Princip. This was the immediate cause of war,
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Militarism, nationalism, and the desire to stifle internal dissent all played a part in causing the war, but not as much as the desisions made by European leaders in response to another crisis in the Balkans.
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Czar Nicholas II ordered partial mobilization of the Russian army. This is basically a preparation for war. Other countries saw it as an act of war.
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When Russia began mobilizing their army Germany gave them 12 hours to back down, when they didnt, Germany declared war on Russia on August 1st.
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The reason for this happening is that Germany violated Belgium Neutrality.
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Italy betrays Germany & Austria by deckaring war on Austria in May of 1915. Thus, Italy joined the Allied powers.
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German forces sink the Britis ship the Lusitania
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Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria joined forced and attacked and eliminated Serbia from the war.
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100,000 women walked through the city of Petrograd demanding "peace and bread". Soon the women were joined by other workers and all factories in the city shut down on the 10th. On the 15th Nicholas II stepped down and ended the 300 year-old Romanov dynasty.
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An armistice was signed on the 11th month, the 11th day, on the 11th hour ending WW1
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This marked the true ending of WW1 in which Germany & Russia were blamed for the war and forced to pay back all damages and give back land. They were later seperated from France & Great Britian.
