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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
A Serbian national assassinates the head of state of rival nation Austria-Hungary. This immediately leads to A.H. declaring war on Serbia, kicking off what would be come the first world war. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated.
In the summer of 1914, as tensions rose in Eastern Europe, head of state in Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in broad daylight by a foreign national rebel. -
European nations begin to take sides and start invading.
Powerful nations in Europe such as Germany, France and the UK began invading nations around them in order to get ahead. The treaties that were in place required that all nations apart of the treaties to fight. -
Austria-Hungary invades Russia
A.H. decides to advance on the Russians and launch an attack into Russian territory. -
Germany sinks the US Lusitania.
Germany shoots down a ship leaving England that was carrying 128 Americans, killing them all. -
The United States declares war on Germany
After Germany sinks the US ships and refused to return to restricted warfare, the US declares war on the Empire. -
American troops land in France
The US gets its troops over to France as it prepares its invasion of the southern border. -
Germany signs the end of the war
Germany signs a treaty with Europe, taking blame for the causalities in WWI. This ends the war, giving way for the Treaty of Versailles.
