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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
archduke and wife was shot to death by 6 assassins in sarajevo -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because of the assassination of thier archduke. -
Germany invades Belgium
Germany invades Belgium with a force of 750,000 men to belgiums 117,000 men. -
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Battle of Tannenburg
the battle resulted in almost complete destructin of the russians second army. -
Battle of Tannenburg
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First Battle of the Marne
germans try to invade france but allies hold off germans and win. -
First Battle of the Marne
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australians in Egypt
australian troops were meant to stop at france or the middle east for 6 weeks of training -
Christmas Truce
unnoficial christmas truce was delcared. -
second battle of Ypres begins
germans first use of poison gases. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
german sub shoots torpedo at US ship sinking it and killing 1,198 people. -
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Battle of Verdun
french won. german fifth army attacked the defenses. and the second army attacked thr Right -
US declares War
US declares War on germany. -
Battle of the Jutland
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Battle of the Jutland
largest naval battle and the only full scale clash of battleships during the war. -
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Battle of the Somme
one of the largest battles in WW1 where over 1million men were killed or wounded. British and french won. -
battle of fromelles
first major battle that the australians fought in. and 1500 british and 5533 aussies were killed -
zimmerman telegram
allies intercept telegram from germany to mexico about germany bribing mexico with MONey and old territories back -
USSR withdraws from war
they withdrawl because the russian revolution -
German Spring offensive of 1918
marks the deepest advances from either side since 1914. germans realised that their only remaining chance of victory was to defeat the allies -
World War 1 Ends
the official end of WW1 with the signing of the treaty of versailles.
