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Arch Duke Francis Feronand assassinated by serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princep at sarajevo.
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Austrian-Hungarian Empire declares what was supposed to be a short war on Serbia due to the assassination of Francis.
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Germany declared war on France. To execute the Schlieffen Plan, Germany had to go through Belgium in order to invade France.
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Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front
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The “Lusitania”,a passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat.
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French held their line against a German offensive until December of the same year. This was the longest battle of the war.
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A disastrous Allied offensive at the Somme, where Allied casualties was numbered in the millions.
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Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare, they had previously suspended in response to pressure from the United States and other neutral countries.
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The Imperial German Government has committed repeated acts of war against the Government and the people of the United States of America; therefore America had to declare war on them.
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Turkey surenders to the Allies. The Italians captured Vittorio Veneto.
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The Austrian-Hungarian Empire surrenders to the USA.
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.
