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Him and his wife were shot to death by Serbian Nationalist. This sparked the outbreak of World War 1.
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Austria-Hungary (A/H) declared war on Serbia after Serbian Nationslists Shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
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After Franz was assassinated, A/H declared war on Serbia. This started a chain reaction of political Events, Russia joined war with A/H and Germany Joined in thewar with Serbia and Russia. They invaded Belguim because of the Schlieffen Plan. (A complex plan to defeat Russia and France)
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An engagement between the Russian Empire and the German Empire. Fought by the Russian Second Army and German Eighth Army.
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France stopped the german offensive Attacks on Paris.
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Fought for the strategic town of Ypres in western Belgium.
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Aiming to secure a sea route to Russia, the British and French launched a naval campaign to force a passage through the Dardanelles.
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Captain William Thomas Turner slowed down because of fog and traveled in a predictable line. 14 miles off the coast of Southern Ireland A German U-boat shot it with a torpedo and it sunk within 18 minutes.
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The largest British offensive mounted on the Western Front.
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The longest single battle of WWI. Fought on the Western Front between the German and French Armies.
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Fought in the North Sea. It was the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in the war.
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A battle between the Brittish and French Empires against the German Empire. More than 1 million (1,000,000) men were wounded or killed. One of humanitys bloodiest battles.
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Germany started using Unrestricted Submarine Warefare, in which all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, would be attacked by the German navy.
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The US decides to declare war on Germany.
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Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks.
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Lack of food and supplies in Russia led to revolts. The military had to be called back to try to restore order, but instead ended up joining the revot.
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The Germans sought to divide the Brittish and French forces with a series feints and advances. They wanted to end the war before significant US forces arrived.
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Germany signed an armistice with the Allies.
