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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Archduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia by Serbian assassins. -
Period: to
June - August 1914
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Germany sends Russia 'Blank Cheque'
Germany sends a telegram to Russia saying that they support Austria in doing whatever they want to punish Serbia for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
Austria blames Serbia for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Austria says that Serbia was responsible for the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
Austria declares war on Serbia
Austria declares war on Serbia as a result of the assassinaion of Franz Ferdinand and Serbia's capital, Belgrade, was shelled. -
Russia got ready to help defend Serbia
The Russian army got ready to help defend Serbia for Austrian attacks. Germany warns Russia not to help the Serbs. -
Germany declared war on Russia
Germany declared war on Russia. It also began moving its army towards France and Belgium -
French gets ready to fight any German invasion
The French army was put on a war footing ready to fight any German invasion. -
Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium
Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium, Britain ordered Germany to withdraw from Belgium -
Britain declared war on Germany
Britain declared war on Germany as Germany was still in Belgium -
Austria declared war on Russia
Austria declared war on Russia, and all major European powers are now at war.
