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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.
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Germany declares war on Russia. France and Belgium begin full mobilization.
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The first British troops land in France.
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Great Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary. Serbia is invaded by Austria-Hungary.
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Four divisions of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), commanded by Sir John French, struggle with the German 1st Army over the 60-foot-wide Mons Canal in Belgium, near the French frontier.
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Battle of Cornell
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Germany declared the waters about the British Isles a "war zone"
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The Armenian Genocide, also known as the Armenian Holocaust, was the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians, mostly citizens within the Ottoman Empire.
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Allies sign Treaty of London
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Lusitania sinks
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Battle of Pozières – Australian forces assaulted a second network of German trenches known as the O.G. Lines just east of Pozières, France.
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HMHS Betanica sinks
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British drive Ottomans out
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British advance east of Gommecourt
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United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe.
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The first American troops land in France
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China declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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Failed gun powder plot.
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The Spanish Influenza takes over
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The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
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Flu Epidemic
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The armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany.
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A few months after the end of World War I, leaders from the Allied nations began a series of discussions that became known as the Paris Peace Conference to settle issues raised by the war and its aftermath.
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The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
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Youtuber Story Time: Lauren and I finished our work and we ended up getting freaking CALLED OUT by the sub for talking and laughing MULTIPLE TIMES.
