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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
On June 28, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Princip, a member of the Black Hand. -
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Sarajevo to war
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Germany's Blank cheque to Austria- Hungary
On 6 July, Germany gave a blank cheque to Austria- Hungary to show its unconditional support to Austria- Hungary. -
Austira blames Serbia for the death of Franz Ferdinand
On July 23, Austria blamed Serbia for the death of Franz Ferdinand and sen it an ultimatum. -
Austria declares war on Serbia
On 28 July, Austria declared war on Serbia and shelled its capital, Belgrade. -
Russia gets involved with the attack
On 29 July, the Russian army gt ready to help Serbia defend itself against the Austrian attack. Germany warned Russia not to help the Serbs. -
Germany declares war on Russia
On 1 August, Germany declared war on Russia. It also began to move its army towards France and Belgium -
French army gets ready to fight any German invasion
On 2 August, the French army was put on war footing ready to fight any German invasion. -
Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium
On 3 August, Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Britain ordered Germany to withdraw from Belgium. -
Britain declares war on Germany
On 4 August, with the Germans still in Belgium, Britain declared war on Germany. -
Austria declares war on Russia
On 6 August, Austria declared war on Russia.
