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This event was important because it started a huge chain of reactions, Starting with an alliance system that started the largest wsa in Europe-and the world.
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Serbia sent Austria a list of demands, but Austria denied. This is important because of this event Serbia declared war, which broke out into making alliances.
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Britain were best friends with Belgium and Germany tried to walk through Belgium. Britain and Belgium didn't want them to do this, so they declared war. After this declaration Austira-Hungary teamed up with Germany. Known as Central Powers. Later Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in hope to get territories back.
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The Allies attacked the Germans northeast of Paris after 4 days of fighting the German generals gave an order to retreat. This is important because the Germans were pushed back about 60 miles and left the plan they had.
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The Austrain army - with German assistance - manage to turn thewar. In a 17-day battle near Limanowa, Austria then defeated the Russians and pushed them towards the east. This is important because 2 weeks later the Austrain army pushed the Russians out of Austria-Hungary.
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The Gallipoli campaign was a battle where Britain, Australian, New Zealand, and French troops tried war with Gallipoli on the Gallipoli Peninsula but later retreated with 250,000 causalities making a huge dent in their army.
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The trench war that took place in the Western Front and later Germans launched an attack on the French killing thousands.
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The British forces attacked the Germans the help the French this killed over 20000 of the British army.
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President Wilson declared war and the United States entered the war on the side of the Allied powers creating a bigger army and more resources.
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Vladimir Llyich Lenin took power and decided to end the war and signed a peace treaty with Germany letting Russia out of the war.
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The Allied Powers and Germany went into war on the Western Front and the US went towards the German’s land and the Central Powers started to fall.
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The war came to an end on this day creating peace throughout the countries.
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The treaty of Versailles between Germany and the Allied powers was signed, 5 years -to the day- after Franz Ferdinand's assasination in Sarajevo.