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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungarys throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assinated by Serbian nationlist Gavrilo Princip while the couple were visiting Sarajevo.
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Austria-Hngary declares war on Serbia
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Germanhy declares war on France
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The United Kingdom declares war on Germany, after germany invades Belgium
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U.S president Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S will stay neutral
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Germany declares a 'war zone' around Great Brtitain, essentailly affecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels wre to be potntail targets
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The Battle of Gallipoli begins
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Tsar Nicholas II takes peronal control over the Red Army
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The Battle of Verdu Begins. It was the longest battle in World War 1 and the bloodiest.
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The Battle of Jutland, the major naval battle of the war begins
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Germany sends the secret Zimmerman Telegraph to Mexico in an effort to entice Mexico to join the war. The British intercept and decipher and the coded message.
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The United States declares war on Germany.
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U.S President Woodrow Wilson isues his fourteen points to peace
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Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers
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Germanflying ace, Baron Manfred von Ritchthofen(more commonly known as the Red Baron) is shot down
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The second Battle of Marne begins
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German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and flees Germany
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Germany signs the armistice at Compiegne, France. Fighting ends the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
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The Treaty of Versailles ofically ends WW1
