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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife went to Austro-Hungary. The Black Hand supplied a group of students with weapons for an assassination attempt to mark the occasion. -
Austria declared war on Serbia
The Austrian Government blamed the Serbian Government for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife and declared war on Serbia. -
Germany declared war on Russia
Germany declared war on Russia because Russia was mobilizing troops and helping Serbia. -
Germany declared war on France
Germany invaded Belgium and was going after France. Germany was putting the Schleiffen Plan in progress. Britain sent an ultimatum to Germany to withdrew from Belgium. -
British declaration of war
Because Germany invaded Belgium and would not leave and Britain had an salience with Belgium. -
Dardanelles
Britain's Navy was attacking a Turkish fort to help out Russia.
10 ships Britain and Frances 3 out of them were sunk and 2 badly damaged. -
Lusitania sunk
A German U-Boat sunk a British liner that had American lives on it and was pushing the U.S. to join the war -
USA joints the Great War
The United States of America declared war on Germany because they had unrestricted war fare an sinking US ships. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Following the successful revolution by the Bolsheviks, the Russians signed an Armistice with Germany at Brest-Litovsk. The terms of the treaty were harsh: Russia had to surrender Poland, the Ukraine and other regions. -
Armistice signed
Germany and the allies signed the Treaty of Versailles on the 11th hour on the 11 day of the 11 month.
