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The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand started WWI
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One this date the war was started exactly 1 month after the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
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Germany declares war on Russia. France and Belgium begin full mobilization
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Germany declares war on France, and invades neutral Belgium. Britain then sends an ultimatum, rejected by the Germans, to withdraw from Belgium
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The first British troops land in France. The 120,000 highly trained members of the regular British Army form the British Expeditionary Force commanded by Field Marshal John French.
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Great Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary. Serbia is invaded by Austria-Hungary.
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Japan declares war on Germany. The Japanese then prepare to assist the British in expelling the Germans from the Far East.
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Austria invades Serbia. This is the third attempt to conquer the Serbs in retaliation for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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Germany declares the waters surrounding British Isles to be a war zone in which ships can be sunk without warning.