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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
June 28, Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Becuase of the 28th or june,1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austria- Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, by a Serbian nationalist -
Germany invades Belgium
The 1st Army, 2nd Army, and 3rd Army were sent to invade Belgium -
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Battle of Tannenberg
It was fought by the Russian Second Army against the German Eighth Army. -
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First Battle of the Marne
The battle of the Marne was an immense strategic victory for the Allies. -
Sinking of the RMS lusitania
The vessel went down 11 miles -
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Battle of Verdun
The German Fifth Army attacked the defences of the Région Fortifiée de Verdun. -
Battle of Jutland
the Germans lost 11 ships and 2,551 -
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Battle of the Somme
First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. -
US declares War
President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. -
German Spring offensive of 1918
over 21,000 BEF soldiers were taken prisoner. -
World War 1 Ends
adolf hitler rose to power in germany, seeking to avenge germanys defeat. after invading france in 1940 hitler order the french sign an armistist -
USSR withdraws from war
