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Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria and Italy form the Triple Alliance -
Bloody Sunday
Troops of Russian Czar Nicholas II, attack people peacefully protesting in St Petersburg, killing hundreds on what becomes known as Bloody Sunday -
Balkan War Erupts
Serbia leads an attack on the Ottoman Empire and drives the Turks out of Europe -
Assassinationation of the Duke
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand , heir to the Austrian throne and his wife are assassinated. The killer is believed to have ties to the Serbian Nationalist Movement -
Austria- Hungary Ultmatum
Austria- Hungary with the support of Germany, issue and ultimatum to Serbia.. they agree but also begin to mobilize their army -
War Declared on Serbia
Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia -
Attack on Belgrade
Austria attacks Belgrade, Serbian Capital city -
War declared on Russia
Germany declares war on Russia -
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Germany declares war
Germany declares war on Russia, then France and also invades Belgium . While ignoring request to withdraw from Belgium -
Britain joins the party
Britain now declares war on Germany, in return for their declaration on Russia, France and Belgium
