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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
June 28th, 1914 a teenage serbain nationalist gunned down Archduke and his wife. Deaths: Archduke and his wife Sophie -
Schlieffen Plan
Was the given after world war 1 to the thinking behind the German invasion of France and Belgium in August 1914.
Deaths: 305,000 -
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Trench Warfare
The Soldiers of the Triple Alliance and the Triple entents began to dig long, deep holes where soldiers fought to guard themselves from enemy fire. -
Christmas Truce along Western Front
The Soilders declared on this day that they would make truce -
Germans introduce poison gas
The Germans launched their first poison gas attack. Deaths: 30,000 -
Sinking of Lusitania
Germans attacked the lusitania. Deaths: 1,198 of the 1,959 troops aboard were killed -
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Battle of Verdun
Longest battle of World War 1. Germans attacked and won
