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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand led to a war against serbia, on July 28, 1914
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Franz Ferdinand, next in line to the throne of the austrohungarian empire, was in town for a visit
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this is a dark day and gray hour. the sword is being forced into my hand. this war will demand of us enormous sarcastic in life and money.
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on the eastern front, Germans shatter the Russians second army and take over 92,000 prisoners at the battle.
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The attack has little military value, but is intended to terrorize civilians.
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Germans invasion of France is stopped in the first battle of Marne as German troops are forced to the north side of the Marne river, causing the Schrieffer plan to fail.
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hoover goes on to be appointed director of the u.s. Food Administration in 1917 by President Wilson.
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held by the germans since 1889, tsingtao is a lightly garrisoned port city on the yellow sea.
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as the armies tried to out flank each other, they extended their lines to the english channel and began trench warfare.
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the sound of Christmas carols across no man's land encourages troops from both sides to exchange greeting.
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When the Germans at last overcame Belgium in order to reach France. The Germans hoped to defeat the french quickly and then move east against Russia.
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The arrival of the american troops also helped offset the loss of Russia from the allied cause.
