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Franz Ferdinand was killed in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip.
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Germany and the Ottoman empire created an alliance with each other which would strengthen the Ottoman Empires military
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Germany invades Belgium to try to get to France.
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On the 6th of August 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia.
On the same day Serbia declared war on Germany -
when war started, Australia promised a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal. The army set strict physical and medical conditions for recruitment. By the end of 1914 more than 50,000 people had joined up. Thousands more were rejected on medical grounds.
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2 German Zeppelins drop bombs on Great Britain.
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On the 19th of Feburary 1915 the Gallipoli campaign begins.
British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles. -
On April 25th 1915 allied forces land on Gallipoli.
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On 3rd of May 1915 troops withdraw from Anzac cove.
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Germany begins submarine warfare against merchant vessels.
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The Gallipoli campaign ends and the Ottoman empire won.
The allies got defeated. -
Portugal officialy enters the war after Germany declares war.
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On the 27th of August 1916 Italy declares war on Germany.
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The first American troops land in France on the 25th of june 1917.
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Greece declares war on the Central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire)
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Russia signs a preparatory ceasefire with Germany.
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On January 8, 1918, President Wilson set down 14 points as a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I.
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Bulgaria signs a ceasefire with the Allies.
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On the 11th of November at 11 am the fighting finishes.
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The Germans evacuated Belgium on the 27th of November 1918. The World War had already finished.
