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Archduke Francis Ferdinand is murdered by Serbian radicals in Sarajevo.
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Austria declares war on Serbia
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Germany declares war on France and advances through Begium.
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Britain declares war on Germany, on behalf of Belgian treaties.
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Marne Information
The Battle of the Marne begins in France. -
The Ottoman Empire declares war and joins Germany.
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The United States ocean liner Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat
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Italy declares war on Germany and Austria.
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Britain begins conscription (drafting) soldiers.
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The Battle of Verdun begins
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The Battle of the Somme begins.
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Lloyd info
David George Lloyd is chosen as British Prime Minister. -
Third Battle of Ypres begins, also known as Passchendaele
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Italy is defeated at the Battle of Caporetto and is effectively neutralized.
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Russia and Germany sign an armistice to end fighting in the east, as Russia is dealing with civil insurrections at home.
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed between an ailing Russia and Germany.
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The Second Battle of the Marne begins and the German Army begins to fall apart.
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Ottoman Empire forces collapse at a battle in Megiddo.
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Germany asks for an armistice.
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Germany's Navy mutinies after suicide plans are revealed.
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Ottoman empire makes peace with other countries.
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Austria makes peace with the Entente
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Germany signs an armistice with the Allies and WWI officially ends.