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Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assasinated by Serbians
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Austria sends a strict ultimatum to Serbia
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Germany declares Austrian support
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Serbian troops moblilise; Russia stations soldiers on Austrian frontier.
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Germany declares war on France
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In defense of France and Belgium, Britain declares war on Germany
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Wall Street crashed, starting the great depression
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The first bank panic happens and bankruptcy ensues
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Unemployment hits 25%
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Franklin Deleano Roosevelt becomes president
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Germany decides to abandon the League of Nations
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Hitler rises to TOTAL power after President Hindenburg dies
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German Nazis take over Chezchoslovakia
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The U.S. finally enters the war
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
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Hitler commits suicide to avoid trial
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U.S. Bombed Nagasaki with first nuclear weapons
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U.S. Bombed Hiroshima with nuclear weapons