World War I (1914 -1918)

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  • Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

  • Declaration of war

    Austria-Hungary declared war on 28 th July.

  • Germany, France and Britain join the war

    Russia came to Serbia's defence, and by 4 th August, Germany, France, and Britain were drawn into the war.

  • Other countries join in the war

    Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Greece and others joined in from 1915 onward.

  • The United States' entry

    The United States entered the war.

  • Dissolution of the different empires

    The dissolution of the Russian, German, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman Empires resulted in the creation of new independent states, including Poland, Finland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia.

  • Collapse of the German frontline

  • Armistice of 11th November 1918

    The end of the war.