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Franz Ferdinand Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajero, Bosnia by a Serbian Nationalist (Gavrilo Princip). -
Austrian- Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Germany declares war on Russia
Germany went through with the Schlieffen plan. And will attack France first. -
Germany declares war on France
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Germany invades Belgium
Britain tells Germany to withdraw from Belgium, Germany does not reply meaning Germany and Britain are now at war. -
First Battle of Marne
Germanies advance through Belgium into France was stopped in september just 60 kilometres from Paris at the Battle of Marne. -
Turkey enters the war on the side of the Central Powers
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Second Battle of Ypres
Began on the 21st of April and finished on the 25th of may 1915. -
First Battle of Ypres
The Germans planned to occupy the Channel ports because these would be useful as U-boat bases. However the British put a stop to it at the first Battle of Ypres. -
Anzac troops landed on the Gallipoli peinsula
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Sinking of the Lusitania
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Anzacs attacked Turks on the Gallipoli Peninsula at Lone Pine and The Nek
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Battle of Scimitar Hill
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Battle of Verdun
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Battle of Jutland
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Battle of The Somme
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Election of David Lloyd George
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US severs diplomatic ties with Germany
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Abdication of Tsar Nicholas
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First Battle of Gaza, Palestine
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US declares war on Germany
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The Battle of Arras
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Third Battle of Verdun
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Third Battle of Ypres
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First Battle of Passchendaele
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Second Battle of Passchendaele, Battle of Beersheba
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British take Jerusalem
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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Second Battle of the Marne
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Second Battle of the Somme
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Surrender of the Turkish Army
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Mutiny of German sailors at Kiel
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Armistice negotiations begin
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Abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Armistice Day