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Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip -
War
Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia -
War
Germany declares war on Russia, France and Belgium begin full mobilization -
War
Germany declares war on France, and invades Belgium. -
Landing
The first British troops land in france -
War
Great Britain and France declare war on Austria Hungary -
First Major Battle
The battle of Mons was faught -
Battle
German and British Naval battle at Coronel, Chile -
Raid
Raid on Suez Canal, an ottoman force of 13,000 troops invaded the Suez Canal -
Armenian Genocide
Ottoman government's form of exterminating 1.5 million Armenians -
Treaty Of London
The treaty of London promised to bring Italy into the war -
Lusitania
The British ship the Lusitania is torpedoed by the German without warning -
First Battle
First day of the battle of the Somme, the British army loses 19,240 men -
Ship sinks
The Brittanic sinks in the Aegean Sea when a mine exploded killing 30 people -
Battle
The battle of Rafa occurs near the border of Egypt, near Palistine -
Communication
German Foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman publicly talks about the Zimmerman Telegram -
Declare War
The United States declared war on Germany and officially enters the war -
Landing
The first American troops land in France -
War
China declares war on Germany and Austria -
Action
Gen Pershing and United States troops finally see action on the western front -
The Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson -
Flu
First recorded case of Spanish flu at Funston Army Camp.
Kanas ; start of worldwide pandemic killing 50-100 million -
Armistice
The Armistice ended fighting on land, sea, and air, and stopped arguments between the Allies and Germany -
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference, also known as Versailles Peace Conference, was the meeting of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles, ending WWI and establishing the League of Nations, is signed in France
