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On the date June 28, 1914 a Serbian assassin assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria which set off a war between Serbia and Austria.
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An alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia was made and called the Triple Entente. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy also made an alliance but called it the Triple Alliance.
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This plan, that had been made by the Germans, had called for attacking France and then Russia. A large part of the German army would race west and attack germany and return to a fight against Russia.
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Germanys plan for a lightning quick strike on France turned into a long bloody stalement. This long bloody battle had been known as the Western Front.
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Although war on the Western Front had claimed many lives both sides were sending thousands of men from each side to fight on the Eastern Front. This battle was along the Germany and Russia border. On the Eastern Front Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks.
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This battle was an effort of many countries trying to gain control of the Dardenelles strait. British, Austrailian, New Zealand, and French troops made repeated assaults on this strait. Turkish troops virgorously defended the region.
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Bristish army and German army start to go to war against each other.
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The battle ended with a total of 1 million deaths and British gained only 6.5 miles.
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Germans announce that their submarines will go into the water without any warning to ships in the waters around Britain.
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President Wilson asks congress to declare war. The United States joined the allies in war.
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Bolshevik Red Guards made up of armed factory workers invaded Winter Palace in Petrograd. They took over the government building. The Bolshevik Revolution was over in a matter of hours.
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Germans unleashed one final attack on the allies in France. More than 6,000 cannons opened fire on France.
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The Allies clash with the Germans. Leading this attack were 350 tanks on the allies side that slowly rolled through German lines.
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A new German representitive met with Marshal Foch. In a railway car in Paris the two signed an armastice or a agreement to stop fighting.
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A treaty is signed between Germany and the Allied powers is signed.