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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated.
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Austria declared war on Serbia, and Germany offered support to Austria. The Russians and French supported Serbia.
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Germany then declared war on Russia.
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Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium.
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Britain declared war on Germany for invading neutral Belgium.
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Japan declared war on Germany in support of Britain.
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Battle of Masurian Lakes fought between Russia and Germany.
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Turkey entered the war to support Germany.
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Russia declared war on Turkey.
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France and Britain declared war on Turkey.
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German Zeppelins attacked the English coast
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Zeppelins began an assault on London.
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A German U-boat sunk the Lusitania, with many Americans on board. America was enraged.
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Italy entered the war and sided with Russia, Britain and France.
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Winston Churchill resigned as First Lord of Admiralty.
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The naval battle of Jutland between Germany and Britain.
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First German air raid on Britain.
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The United States of America declared war on Germany for sinking many American ships.
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Armistice with Turkey was signed.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II, the last German emperor was abdicated.
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The war was ended with the signing of an Armistice in the French town Redonthes, at 11 am.
