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On Sunday, 28th of June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Gavrilo Princip. 19 at the time a member of a group of assassins called the Black Hand.
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Austria declared war on Serbia because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
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Germany declared war on Russia because serbia were allies and germany soon new that Russia was going to declare war on Austria. Germany were allies of Austria. So Germany wanted to protect Austria so Germany declared war on Russia.
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Germany declared war on France because Germany new France had an alliance with Russia so they wanted to eliminate them aswell. Germany implement The Schlieffen Plan.
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Britain declared war on Germany because Germany declared war on France at that left Belgium undefended and Belgium are Britains friends so that means Britain needs to protect Belgium by declaring war on Germany.
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Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force took possession of German New Guinea at Toma.
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More than 200 ships were assembled in the harbour at Mudros, Lemnos in preperation for the British and French invasion of Turkey
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The ANZACS from Australia and New Zealand landed at Gallipoli.
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French forces evacuated Kum Kale and took over positions on the right of the British line at Helles.
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On the night of 19-20 of December, the last anzac and British troopswere evacuated from Suvla.
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Througout 1916 and 1917 losses on the western front were heavy and gains were small.
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The battle of Verdun was the longest battle single battle of WW1.
The casualties from Verdun and the impact the battle had on the French Army was a major reasonfor the british starting the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 in an effort to take the pressure off the French at the Verdun. -
British forces surrender to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia.
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The Battle of Jutland is considered to be the only major naval battle of WW1 between the British and German navy with the Germans losing.
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USA declare war on Germany to make the world safe for democracy.
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British tanks won a victory at Cambrai the first battle in which tanks were used.
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Turkey made Peace
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Austria made peace.
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Germany signed an armitistice with the Allies, the official date of the end of WW1.
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.
