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WWI
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
While visiting Sarajevo, Archduke Franz Ferdinand (The heir to the Austra- Hungary Empire) sparking the beginning of WWI -
Germany Declares War
On Aug. 1st Germany declares war on Russia.
On Aug. 3rd Germany declares war on France. -
Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia which sparks a chain reaction of events that leads to continent wide war. -
Russia mobilizes army
In defense of her ally, Russia mobilizes her army -
Britain Enters the Fray
Germany invades neutral Belgium causing Great Britain to declare war on Germany. -
Trench Warfare Begins
First trenches are dug on the western front -
Christmas Truce
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Sinking of Lusitania
Unrestricted submarine warfare by the German navy leads to the sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania. 1,198 Civilians are killed. -
Battle of Verdun
Feb. 21- December 18, the Battle of Verdun takes place. It is the longest battle of the war. Over one million casulties was the result of this battle. -
U.S. Enters the War
First U.S. troops set foot in France -
Russia Pulls Out
Communist take over the Russian governmnet and sign an armastice with Germany. -
Allied push Germans in Retreat
In the Somme, Allied forces repel German offensive -
German Kaiser Abdicates
End of Fighting -
Official End of the War
On the elventh minute of the eleventh hour of the elventh day of November, an armistice was signed by the Germans -
Treaty of Versailles
Peace Treaty at Versailles is signed.... setting harsh punishments against Germany and making them take the full blame for the beginning of WWI.
