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The July Crisis was a diplomatic crisis among the major powers of Europe in the summer of 1914 that led to World War I
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he killed the archduke and his wife
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On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Yugoslav nationalist, Gavrilo Princip
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Austria-Hungary, with the backing of Germany, delivers an ultimatum to Serbia. The Serbs propose arbitration as a way to resolve dispute, but also begin mobilization of their troops.
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the German's declares war or russia
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The German invasion of Belgium began on August 4, 1914. Earlier, on July 24,
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Britain and France declare war. On 3 September 1939
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the russia mobilizes to defend serbia in August 8, 1914
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The Germans invaded Poland using blitzkrieg tactics.
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Germany wanted to cut off all Allied supplies to Britain; British and Canadian navies wanted to put an end to the German submarine threat.
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It was expected that Germany was going to invade Western Europe.
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British and French troops retreated to the French beaches at Dunkirk and became trapped.
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Air attacks by the Luftwaffe on Britain’s RAF airfields
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Hitler launched an invasion called “Operation Barbarossa” with 3 million German troops.
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The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the American naval base.
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The Americans intercepted the Japanese fleet which was preparing to conquer these islands.
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5,000 Canadians landed on the beach with the goal of taking the beach and the town back from the Germans.
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Hitler attacked Stalingrad because of its name, and to go past it to the Caucasus oil fields.
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The Germans and the Italians sought control of Egypt.
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Allied forces, including Canadians, landed on Sicily using an amphibious attack, and then moved onto the mainland.
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“Operation Overlord” was the Allied invasion of German-held Europe.
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The Americans took on virtually the whole Japanese fleet.
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Canadian forces drove the NAZIS to retreat from Holland and surrender.
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Truman decided to drop an atomic bomb on the city.
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Truman dropped another atomic bomb since Japan did not surrender immediately
