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Assassination of Francis Ferdinand
Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by an assassination group hired by Danilo llic. -
Austria declares war on Serbia
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Austro-Hungary attacked Serbia
On July 28, 1914, Austro-Hungary led an attack on Serbia. -
Germany attacks Belgium, Luxembourg, and France
On July 28, 1914, during the battle between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, Germany attacked on Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. -
Russia attacks Germany
Also on July 28, 1914, Russia led an attack on the attacking Germany to counter Germany's attack. -
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German army charged through Belgium and Northern France
A few days later, after the triple-battle-chain, on September 4, 1914, the German army, once again, attacked Belgium and Northern France. -
Germany attempts an attack on France
When France expected an attack from Germany, France planned to bring Germany down when the attack occured, by heavily arming Verdun. When the attack did come, Germany invaded Verdun's forts planted around the city. The forts were taken by the Germans, but Verdun itself stayed up. When Britain battled Russia, Germany had no choice but to help its ally, and France retook its forts. Verdun was saved from the German invasion. -
Germany’s unrestricted submarine pact
Germany passed a law saying that no ship, be it supplies, imports, exports, or warship, could enter or leave Britain. -
Britain and Germany battled for Cambrai
The British brought their newly produced tanks to Cambrai to take and claim it to prevent Germany from taking it. Cambrai eventually kept its place in Europe from being taking over by either Britain or Germany. -
End of War
Germany signed an armistice, saying they wanted the war to end. War went on however, for another seven months, and the war did not officially end until June 28, 1919.
