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ArchDuke Franz Ferdinand
A Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip, shoots the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife and to later die. -
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World War One
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German Troops Invade
German troops begin to pour into France and Belgium, but a small Belgium army tried to resist the Germans as long as they could so the French and British could have more time to call upon troops. -
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Battle of the Marne
Allies pushed the German line 40 miles back, Then they started to relize that this war wasn't going to be a quick one. -
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Trench Warfare is Used
This tactic used barbed wire, land mines and hiding in trenches. If used correctly it was effective, but they used it worng and the war ended in a stalemate. -
Battle of the Somme
British forces had a huge loss in one day, totaling in 60,000 casualties, and the war left 1 million dead or wounded in four months and both had half of their troops dead.
