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Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated by a Serbian nationalists leading to the threat of the first world war.
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia this is the start of World War I.
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Germany declares war on Russia while France and Belgium mobilize their military.
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Germany moves through neutral Belgium and starts to attack France.
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The British land in France to help out with around 120,000 troops.
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Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary then Serbia gets invaded by Austria-Hungary
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First confrontation since 1815 and French retreat leaving the Germans to take over. With 35,000 British troops involved there were a total of 1,600 casualties. Japan also declares war.
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The British navy suffers a large defeat from Germany and the ships Monmouth and Good Hope sunk with no survivors.
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Germany Declares the waters around the British Isle a war zone
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Also known as the Armenian Holocaust, it consisted of the extermination of 1.5 million Armenians, done by the Ottoman Empire.
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Italy signs the treaty of London which allowed Italy to commit themselves to the allies after receiving significant territorial gains.
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British ocean liner is torpedoed by a German Submarine. Of the 1,959 passengers and crew members on board, 1,198 were killed.
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A battle that lasted from July 1 1916 to November 18 1916, it consisted of the French and British fighting against the Germans who were trying to take the upper reaches of the river Somme
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The Britannic sinks from a mine killing 30 people on board
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The battle of Rafa took place near the Egyptian boarder with Palestine.
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1st major strike on Russia which started at the Putilov factory in Petrograd
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The U.S formally declares war on Germany and joins the battle over in Europe
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U.S troops land in Europe and Greece declares war on Germany
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China declares war on Germany and Austria.
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Ottoman empire are bombarded and consider a retreat
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Austria-Hungary troops take Forlani Italy.
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A Spanish Flu outbreak occurs in Kansas
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World War I comes to an end followed by a signing of a cease fire by allies and Germany.
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Leaders from WWI hold a conference that settled issues from the aftermath of the war.
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Signing of the treaty of Versailles Officially ending World War I
