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Assassination of Archduke of Ferdinand
On June 28, 1914, a Bosnian Serb nationalist shot at close range, killing the heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire and his wife. This happened while they were driving through Saravejo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is said that it was because of a Serb terrorist group. This was one of the events that led to the great war -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
The Austro-Hungarian Empire sends an ultimatum to Serbia to let them investigate the murder and destroy anti-Austria-Hungarian propaganda and terrorist groups. The Serbian government refuses, so a month after the assassination, Austria-Hungary declares war. this is the start of world war I -
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Germans troops enter Belgium
Before declaring war on France, Germany wanted to go through Belgium but it refuses since it is neutral, so Germany invades Belgium and declares war on Belgium. then he also declares France and Great Britain also gets into the war because they were allied countries. -
Italiy declares war on Austria-Hungary
At the beginning of the First World War Italy was neutral despite belonging to the triple alliance since 1882. Italy was thinking about which side to join and in the end it entered the First World War on the side of the allies: France, Russia and Great Britain. One of the reasons was that it could seize the territories of Dalmatia and control the territory in its territory. this produced another large border that stretched 600 km -
United States declares war on Germany
Germany attacked neutral submarines in the war, something that Woodrow Wilson did not like, was one of the main reasons. This resulted in the declaration of war on Germany. this was beneficial for allies because they had greater economic support -
Bolshevik storm the Winter Palace
In the November Revolution, the Bolsheviks captured Petrograd starting a communist government in Russia. The winter palace was the last building to stand. The assault was swift and silent. This building was the residence for a long time of the Romanovs. -
Russia signs armistice with Germany
On December 15, the armistice between the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Central Powers are signed.The armistice came into force 2 days later. Russia came out of World War 1 but would enter for a very short time before the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed -
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This treaty was between Russia and its new government and the Central Powers. It was a peace treaty that ended Russia's participation in the First World War. Due to Russia's internal problems, they could not continue the war and that was beneficial for the Central Powers as they had one less enemy to fight. -
Armistice
The armistice was a ceasefire that ended the war between the Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918. This did not end the war altogether but it was an agreement that stopped fighting on the Western Front. giving the withdrawal and defeat of Germany on the fronts. -
Treaty of Versailles signed
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919 at the Palace of Versailles. it is one of the most controversial treaties because of the "war guilt" clause. It definitely ended the First World War. Peace terms were established between the winning allies and Germany and the Central Powers. Germany was not in this treaty but was one of them most affected. had to give up their territories, pay and accept the blame for the war