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Russia declares mobilization
the ally of Serbia Russia has decalred war on Austria-Hungary. -
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The Battle of Verdun
As the Europeans went into a stalemate the Germans invaded France and tried to weaken them but it backfired and turned into a giant clustern of trenches -
the assaination of archduke franz ferdinand
on June 28th 1914 the succesor to the Austrian throne was killed by Garvello Pirncip -
The ultimatum
Austria-Hungary sends a list of 17 demands to the Serbain government asking for things that serbia could not give up. The most insulting one was allowing the Austrians to search their land to look for any evidence about the Black Hand. one month later Serbia declines and begins to mobilize as Austria-Hungary declares war. The Great War begins. -
The ottomans decalre alligence to the central powers
The ottoman empire had declared war by attacking russian ships the black sea at first the country was debating on which side to join but the people who wanted to join attacked Russia and officaly joined the war -
The Invasion of Belguim France and England enter the war
after the Austrians declare war on serbia Germany decalred war on France but did not want a direct invasion so they invaded Belguim thinking that they would get a free pass. they didn't. Belguim fought back against Germany and Britain was angry over the fact that Germany was invading a netural country so they enter the war -
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The Arab Revolt
During the ottomans involvement in the war The Arab tribes rose agaisnt them and fought the ottomans during this time the British said that the Arabs after the war would be able to run their own country if they revolted. -
Italy Betrays the Central Powers
after the atrocities German and Austrain troops where committing Italy signed a treaty with the Allies and attacked Austria -
Russia ends their monarchy
Russia wasnt as developed as other countries and during the war burned it's resources fighting a man named Vladimir Lenin who was prior exiled to Switzerland was returned to Russia by Germany and started a revolution -
America enters the war
after the sinking of the Luthitainia and the sending of the zimmerman note, a telegram to mexico for invasion, the U.S had entered the war against the Central Powers -
the treaty of versaile
Outnumbered and without land or resources to properly defend itself the central powers in this order fell:
Bulgaria
Ottomans
Austria-Hungary
Germany
The treaty stated that Germany would pay all war reperations and have a new government the Ottomans and Austrians would split along with new russian terittories becoming independent Poland would split Germany the Middle east would become a cyst pit of countries for resources for the allies and Austria-Hungary would be split.
