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the Assassinations of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
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World War One
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Germany Declares War on Belgium
They invade in a right flanking move in an attempt to defeat France quickly. As a result of the invasion, Britain Declares War on Germany. -
Austria- Hungary delcares war on Serbia.
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Mobilization of Russian Armed Forces
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Russia
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Germany Declares War on Russia
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Germany Declares War on France
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France's time in WWI
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Britian's time in WWI
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia.
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Battle of the Frontiers
27,000 French soldiers die on this day in an offensive thrust to the east of Paris, towards the German borders. -
First trenches of the Western Front are dug.
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Christmas Truce along the Western Front
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WWI becomes a Total War
German Zeppelin Air raid on England -
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Battle of Gallipoli
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Sinking of the Lusitania
1198 Civilians die total, including 128 Americans -
British Conscription Law goes into effect
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The Battle of Verndun Begins
Est. 1 million Casualties -
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The battle of Verndun
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Zimmermann Telegram is discovered
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Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates. Provisional Government is declared.
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President Wilson asks to go to War.
Asked Congress for a declaration of war with Imperial Germany, -
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United State's time in WWI
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Selective Service Act is passed
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American Expeditionary Force Lands in France
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Tsar Nicholas II and his family are murdered by the Bolsheviks
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American Troops Fire their first shots in trench warfare.
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Bolshevik Revolution
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Leon Trotsky signs an Armistince with Germany.
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Spanish Flu
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Wilson's Fourteen Points are declared.
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Allies push back German Troops at the Somme
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Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates
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Republic of Germany is founded
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WWI Ends
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Treaty of Versailles
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Peace Treaty signed