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Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, shot and killed the Archduke and his wife during their visit to Sarajevo -
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World War 1
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Austria-Hungary sends an ultimatum to Serbia
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Serbian government sends a reply to the ultimatum
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Sebia
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Germany declares war on France
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The U.K declares war on Germany
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia
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Serbia declares war on Germany
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The first offensive in World War I
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Battle of the Frontiers
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The Battle of Cer
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Battle of Marne
Started trench warfare and ended the rapid German invasion of France. The British aided the French in the fight against the Germans at the Marne River. -
The Battle of Kolubara
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Batle of Gallipoli
In order to creat a surprise attack, allied leaders made a passage way through Russia while the rest of the armies were at a stalemate. -
RMS Lusitania torpedoed by a German U-boat
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Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare
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Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Bulgaria finally crush Serbia
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Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Bulgaria finally crush Serbia
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Battle of Verdun
The Germans tried to end the stalemate of trench wafare on the western front when they thought Russia would leave the war due to the fact that they were on the verge of revolution. The Germans defeated the French, but not without over 400,000 casualties. -
Germany suspends unrestricted submarine warfare
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Battle of Jutland
Started when the Germans attempted to cut off British supply ships with U-boats, but the British still got their needed supplies. -
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Battle of Somme
1 Jul 1916 The British tried a massive attack an the Germans to try and end the stalemate. The battle was supposed to be the big push that would end the war, but instead it was one of the biggest losses of the war -
Tanks effectively used for the first time in combat history
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Grigori Rasputin is assassinated
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The Zimmermann Note is forwarded to Mexico
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The Zimmermann Note is published in the U.S
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British Indian Army occupies Baghdad
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Selective Service Act of 1917
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First American troops land in France
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Battle of Ypres
The battle for the control of Belgium between Germany and the British. At first, Germany was winning because they gassed Britain, but the British were able to recover and defeat the Germans. -
United States declares war to Austria-Hungary
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Russia signs an armistice with Germany
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President Wilson outlines his Fourteen Points plan
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Royal Air Force (RAF) is founded
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The Second Battle of the Marne
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Treaty of Versailles