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Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated
Archduke and his wife went to visit Sarajevo. On their way home Gavrilo Princip fired two times and killed both Archduke and his wife -
Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia
Serbia agreed to some of the investigation of the murder of Archduke but not all of it. Their partial refusal led Austria to declare war of Serbia -
Germnay Invades Belgium
The Schlieffen Plan allowed German armies to invade Belgium -
Britain declared war on Germany
Because Belgium was invaded, Britain and other European powers had a treaty that would protect each other. -
Stalemate on Western Front
British and French troops pushed back German drive and ended any chance of a battle on the western front -
New technology advances war
Poisonous gas was first used by Germany that would blindly choke victims and was often fatal. Tanks, airplanes, and submarines were also used in fighting -
Italy declared war on Austria-Hunagry
The allies had a secret treaty with Italy that would help them fight against Germany together -
Allies crushed by the Central Powers
Hungry joined the allies and Bulgaria joined the Central Powers. The Allies were defeated -
Lusitania sank
Germany sent torpedoed at the British ship and it sank killing 1,200 people -
Women joined the war
Women took jobs and kept the economy going.They worked in war factories to produce war materials -
Germnay breaks stalemate
Germany had stopped attacking submaines but then announced they would continue to do s -
Russian Revoltion
In St. Petersburg, bread riots broke out into a revolution which brought down the Russian Monarchy -
United States delcares war on Germnay
President Wilson declared war on Germany simply to make the world a safe place -
War ends
Germany decided to stop fighting with the Allies and the war ended -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty was signed blaming the war on Germany and they would have to pay for it
