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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, was killed along side his wife Duchess Sophie.19yearold Gavrilo Princip was the assasin
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Threatened by Serbian ambition in the Balkans region of Europe and in proper response to the assassinations of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife this war was started.
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Germany did not believe that they would mobilise and offered to support Austria if necessary. Russia did mobilise and, through their alliance with France, called on the French to mobilise.
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Schlieffen plan said that they would be at war with Russia and France at the same time.The Germans thought that France would be weak and Russia would be much stronger. they thought they could go over to France, defeat it, and then come back and finish off the Russians.
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They used a plan known as the Schlieffen Plan They would hold Russia and quickly defeat Belgium and France
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Germany would not stop fighting Belgium and Britain declared war on Germany.
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Japan declared war on Germany through there alliance with Great Britain.
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The Russian army marched into Prussia. the german army surrounds the Russian Second army. thousands of men killed and 125,000 taken prisoner
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Poison gas was used for the first time during this battle. The gas, fired by the Germans claimed many British casualties
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they attack on Allied and neutral shipping and declares blockade on Britain
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this is sunk by the german submarines
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Poison gas was used for the first time during battle of ypres The gas, fired by the Germans claimed many British casualties
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1,198 British persons died, along with 128 Americans. The U.S.'s anger towards Germany and the Central Powers also led them to support the Allies.
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Italy entered the war on the side of the allies
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The Germans attack the French at Verdun. the fighting continued for nine months. Casualties were enormous on both sides with the Germans losing 430,000 men and the French 540,000.
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they start this again even though they were told that they couldnt do this.
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the government of Italy declares war on its former Axis partner Germany and joins the battle on the side of the Allies.
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It was a 1917 letter from the Germany to Mexico to make a 2 front war against the United States. But it was taken by the British and gaven to the U.S.
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After the Zimmerman note, the U.S. felt threatened so they declared war. They supported the Allies
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The United States declared war on Austria-Hungary because the United States declared war on Germany, the United States declared war on Austria-Hungary as one of Germany's main allies