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The Assassination of the Archduke
The date of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. -
Declaration of War
After the ultimatum expired on this day, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. -
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World War I
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Germany
Germany declared war on Russia convinced that France would side with Russia. -
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Italy's Neutralty
Italy's neurtralty until eventually falling into the war. -
Great Britain
Great Britain declared war on Germany. -
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire entered the war on the side of Austria-Hungary and Germany. -
Stalemate
By late 1915 the war in the west had become a stalemate on land as well as on sea. military leaders on both sides began to wonder whether the could ever break through the other's trenches. as both armies continued their attacks, small areas of land changed hands again and again. Thousands and thousands of lives were snuffed out. The conflict had become a war of attrition—a slow wearing-down process in which each side was trying to outlast the other.(needs shorting and the confilt goes on and on -
Italy
Italy remained neutral for 10 months until May 1915, Italy entered the war against Germany and Austria- Hungary. -
Victory
In May 1916 both Germany and Great Britain claimed victory. (The German navy remained in port for the rest of the war.) -
The Tank
Britain introduces tanks into the war. -
Naval Battle
The only large naval battle of the war was fought, at the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark. Both Germany and Great Britain claimed victory. However, the German navy remained in port for the rest of the war. -
U.S. enters the War
President Wilson addressed Congress, saying that "the world must be made safe for democracy." On April 6, 1917, Congress voted to declare war on Germany. -
Fourteen Points
President Wilson speaks to Congress, introducing an outlined set of ideas for a more just world once the war ended. His plan became known as the Fourteen Points. -
The End
A German delagation signed an armistice, an agreement to stop fighting (the armistice provided that at 11:00am. on November 11,1918, all fighting cease).
