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Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
A teenage Serbian gunned him and his wife down. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
Effectively began the first world war. -
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Germany invades Belgium.
The German invasion of Belgium was a military campaign -
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Battle of Tannenburg.
The battle was fought between Russia and Germany -
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First Battle of the Marne.
Known as the miracle of Marne. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania.
1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard killed, leaving 761 survivors., turned international opinion against Germany. -
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Battle of Verdun
One of the largest and longest battles of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies. -
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Battle of the Jutland
A naval battle fought by the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet against the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer -
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Battle of the Somme.
Fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire -
U.S. declares war
Due to the continuous sinking of american ships -
USSR withdraws from war
One of the first countries to withdraw -
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German Spring offensive of 1918
A series of German attacks along the Western Front -
RAF Formed
The british royal airforce is formed -
2nd battle of the Marne
The Allies defeated the Central Powers and advanced continuously until the end of the war. -
Battle of St. Mihiel
General Pershing leads the American Army to Victory. -
Austrian-Hungarian Empire Surrenders
The Austrian-Hungarian Empire surrenders. -
Kaiser Abdicated
Wilhem II is overthrown, and a German Republic is made. -
World War 1 Ends
Hooray!
