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The Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assasinated
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The Germans mobilise troops and declares war on Russia
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"The Battle of the Frontiers" -- 27,000 French soldiers die on this single day in an offensive thrust to the east of Paris, towards the German borders.
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German U-boat sinks the American Lusitania killing 128 American cizilians
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The longest battle of the war begins on Feb. 21st and doesnt end untill Dec. 18th
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President Wilson asks congress for a declaration of war with imperialism German
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The United States passes the Selective Service Act empowering the Federal Government to draft men for the armed forces.
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Russian Army lead by Alexander Kerensky begins last -- and disastrous -- offensive in Galicia.
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The first wave of the American Expeditionary Force lands in France.
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Two waves of influenza kill more people than did the war. From 1918-1919
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Germans launch the first of five major offensives to win the war before American troops appear in the trenches. German advance is finally stopped in late June
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Former Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, children, and members of his entourage are murdered by the Bolsheviks.
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President Wilson agrees to co-operate with Allies in sending "volunteer" troops into Russia.
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At eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the war ends as Germany and Allies sign an Armistice.