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Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are assassinated by Serbian Nationalist, Gavrilo Princip.
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia beginning the first World War.
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium.
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The first British troops land in France
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Great Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary. Serbia is invaded by Austria-Hungary
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Japan declares war on Germany
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German-British naval battle at Coronel,Chile
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Germany declares the waters around the British Isles a war zone.
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The Turkish government arrested and executed several hundred Armenian intellectuals.
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Italy signs the Treaty of London entering World War 1.
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The Lusitania is sunk after being torpedoed by a German submarine.
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A battle fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire.
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The HMHS Britannic sinks after a mine explodes and kills 30 people.
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The Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine
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German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann publicly admits the "Zimmermann Telegram" is genuine. Generates support for the US declaration of war on Germany in April.
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The United States enters World War 1.
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China declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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The allies agree to establish a Supreme War Council at Versailles.
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The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
