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Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo, due to the rise of Serbian nationalists. The assassination almost guaranteed the non-succession of the monarchy in Serbia, hence why it was partaken.
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Support was promised to help Germany expand their empire.
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Austria declares war on Serbia because of the assassination of archduke Francis Ferdinand.
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Germany declared war on Russia to honor its alliance with Austria-Hungary.
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Germany invaded France and implemented the Schlieffen plan. This way they would not have to fight a war on the eastern and western front. The plan failed and resulted in two fronts being fought.
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Brittain was in alliance with France. When Germany declared war on France, Brittain stepped in to help their ally.
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turkey signed an alliance with Germany. Trench warfare consisted of trenches several meters deep on each side. weapons used were: gas, grenades, artillery, machine guns and rifles.
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the allied troops consisted of: Russia, France, Australia, USA and the United Kingdom.
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Italy was originally allied with Austria and Germany. During the war Italy changed sides and joined the Allied Powers.
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the battleground of Galipoli was officially evacuated on 19th December 1915, due to the inability to win the battle and the blatant losses.
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Due to heavy losses on the western front Britain had to introduce conscription. (compulsory sign up)
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Germany declared war on USA 4 days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The war declaration was apparently caused by provocations by the US Government.
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USA declares war on Germany in response to Germany's war Declaration.
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