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Princip kills the Archduke and his wife to spark WWI
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On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, one of a group of six assassins (five Serbs and one Bosniak) coordinated by Danilo Ilić, a Bosnian Serb and a member of the Black Hand secret society.
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Russians begin partial troop mobilization as a precaution. The Germans then warn Russia on its mobilization and begin to mobilize themselves
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The Germans invaded Poland using
blitzkrieg tactics. -
It was expected that Germany was going
to invade Western Europe. -
Air attacks by the Luftwaffe on Britain’s
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British and French troops retreated to
the French beaches at Dunkirk and became
trapped. -
Hitler launched an invasion called “Operation Barbarossa” with 3 million German troops.
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The Japanese launched a surprise attack
on the American naval base. -
The Americans intercepted the Japanese
fleet which was preparing to conquer these
islands. -
5,000 Canadians landed on the beach with the goal of taking the beach and the town back from the Germans.
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The Germans and the Italians sought control of Egypt.
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Germany wanted to cut off all Allied supplies to Britain; British and Canadian navies wanted to put an end to the German submarine threat.
