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"In late June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand(and his wife, Sophia) of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia." (history.com)
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"On July 5, Kaiser Wilhelm secretly pledged his support, giving Austria-Hungary a so-called carte blanche or “blank check” assurance of Germany’s backing in the case of war." (History.com)
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"Ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Serbia, delivers an ultimatum to the Serbian foreign ministry. Acting with the full support of its allies in Berlin..their plan...was to force a military conflict that would, Vienna hoped, end quickly and decisively with a crushing Austrian victory before...Serbia’s powerful ally, Russia—had time to react." (history.com)
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July 28, 1914 : Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. (TheWeek.com)
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July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
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August 4, 1914, German troops under Erich Ludendorff crossed the border into Belgium, in violation of that country’s neutrality.
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Germany captures the city of Liege (Belgium) (photo courtesy of royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com)
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French and British forces fought against Germany.
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German and French troops lost clost to a million troops alone.
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German and French troops lost clost to a million troops alone.
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"Erich von Ludendorff launched what would become the last German offensive of the war, attacking French forces...in the Second Battle of the Marne...the Allies put back the German offensive, and launched their own counteroffensive just three days later." (history.com) (photo courtesy wikipedia.com)
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The Versailles Treaty was signed, which offically ended the first World War. (photo courtesy of history.state.gov)
