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world war one begins
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Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium
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Germany sends troops into Belgium attempting to execute the Schleiffen plan
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Germany refused to withdraw from Belgium Britain declares war on Germany
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germany vs russia germany lost but took 100,000 russian prisoners
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turkey joins the war on the side of the central powers to help germany launch a naval attack on russia
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because of assisting germany in the war russia goes against turkey
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backing russia as allies france and britain declare war on turkey
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the first zeppelins appeared over the English coast
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Winston Churchill resigns and returns to the military as a battalion commander
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Zeppelin air ships drop bombs for the first time on Yarmouth
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Germany fires poison gas for the first time claiming thousands of British lives
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united states is outraged when a ship carrying thousands of american citizens is bombed by Germany
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Italy enters the war on the side of the allies
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romania joins the war on the side of the allies
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The Germans mounted an attack on the French at Verdun
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Germany does its first air raid over London
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His war cabinet unlike that of his predecessor met every day
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The British took a large force of tanks across the barbed wire and machine gun posts at Cambrai
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Lloyd George who had never trusted his war minister’s ability to direct the war persuaded the Cabinet to appoint the French General Nivelle as supreme war commander
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Lloyd George decided that he wanted Churchill in the Cabinet Churchill was duly appointed Minister of Munitions
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The United States of America declared war on Germany in response to the sinking of US ships
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royal flying corp and royal naval service joined to form the royal air force
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The allies had taken almost all of German occupied France and part of Belgium
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The allies had successfully pushed the Turkish army back and the Turks were forced to ask for an armistice
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By the beginning of November the allies had pushed the Germans back beyond the Hindenberg line
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Kaiser Wilhelm II is abdicated
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11 am in the French town of Redonthes the Armistice was signed bringing the war to an end
