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Archduke Francis Ferdinand Assassinated
- This sparked the outbreak of WWI, and he was shot to death.
- He was the man most responsible for unifying Germany.
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Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
- Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, beginning the first World War.
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed by a Serbian Nationalist.
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Germany Declares War on Russia
- Germany government tried every effort to settle a crisis about a peace settlement.
- Resulted in deaths of 20 million soldiers.
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Germany Declares War on France
- Two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France.
- France made its own declaration of war against Germany, and readying their troops and this forfeited to Germany in the settlement that ended the franco-prussian war.
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Germany Invades Belgium
- German governement wrote to Belgian government demanding the right to free passages across Belgium for their troops.
- Germany refused this order.
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German U-Boats Sink the Lusitania
- After earlier attacks on merchants ships, the British admiralty warned Lusitania to avoid the areas of attack.
- they didn't listen and at 2:12 pm the 32,000 ton ship was exploded.
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The Zimmerman Note is Discovered
- The note was a diplomatic proposal from the empire or germany that offered a military alliance with Mexico.
- The note was decoded by British intelligence.
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Germany Announces Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
- This was introduced in WW1 when Germany demanded the area around British Isles as a war zone.
- The policy was that all merchant ships including those from neutral countries would be attacked by the German Navy
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The Russian Monarchy is Overthrown
- Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place and was led by Vladimir Llyich Lenin
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The United States Declares War on Germany
- US Congress declared war on Germany, hours after Germany declared war on us.
- This followed the attack of Japenese attack on Pearl Harbor