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Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo.
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Austria declared war on Serbia
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Germany declared war on Russia
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Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium.
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Britain declared war on Germany
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Battle of the Marne started
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First Battle of Ypres
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Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front
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Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
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Start of the Battle of Loos
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Start of the Battle of Verdun
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USA declared war on Germany
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Battle of Jutland
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Start of the Third Battle at Ypres
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Start of the Battle of the Somme
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First use en masse of tanks at the Somme
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Peace conference met at Paris
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.
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Turkey made peace
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Austria made peace
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Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.
