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Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary come together to form the Triple Allience
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Formed by Great Britain, France and Russia
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The Archeduke Francis Ferdinand was assesinated by Gavrilo Princip to reach the free Bosnia of Austria-Hungarian rule and established of a common South Slav state (Yugoslavia)
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I blaming them for the assassination of the Archeduke because the killer was trained and supplied with weapons by Serbia; beginning WWI
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Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium
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In one front of the war two opposites armys start decorating their trenches and lately they even get out of them an make peace by the christmas spirit.
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Germany stablished that all waters surrounding Britain made up "war zone" and it will attack merchant shpis, neutral vessels
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German zeppelin raids on Great Britain begin, bringing the war home to British civilians.
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The germans extended the German Submarine Warfare policy to passengers vessels
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Tsar Nicholas II abdicates the throne after a week of riots in the Russian capital of St. Petersburg. The Russian Revolution saw the overthrow of the Romanov dynasty and, ultimately, the rise to power of Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
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United States entry in the war for multiply reasons like the german submarine warfare,
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After months of delays, the Soviet government concludes a separate peace with the Central Powers when it accepts the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Russia surrenders its claim to Ukraine, to its Polish and Baltic territories, and to Finland.
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Germany and the Allies conclude an armistice based largely on Wilson’s Fourteen Points.
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Allied and German representatives sign treaty of Versailles. The United States signs treaty of guaranty, pledging to defend France in case of an unprovoked attack by Germany.