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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are shot to death by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. The killings sparked a chain of events that led to the outbreak of World War I by early August.
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
This was the start of World War 1
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Japan declares war on Germany.
Japan sent Germany an ultimatum on 15 August 1914, which went unanswered; Japan then formally declared war on Germany on 23 August 1914 in the name of the Emperor Taishō. https://youtu.be/mfSGqlnvhxc -
Battle of Tannenberg
Happening on the Eastern Front, Russia invaded east Prussia and German Poland, but were halted by the German and Austrian forces.
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The Battle of Gallipoli
Russia's allies Britain and France launched a naval attack followed by an amphibious landing on the peninsula with the eventual aim of capturing the Ottoman capital of Constantinople.
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Sinking of the Lusitania
The Lusitania was an ocean liner owned by Cunard Lines. It was attacked by a German U-boat and sank in eighteen minutes. 1,198 of the nearly 2,000 passengers aboard died.
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The Battle of Verdun
A ten-month long battle between the German and French Armies. Hundreds of thousands died on both sides and no real advantage was won for either country.
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The Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle of the war. Fought by the Germans and the British in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark.
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The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a British and French offensive launched against invading German forces in the Somme portion of France along the Somme River. It was one of the largest battles of the entire war
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U.S. declares war on Austria-Hungary.
The United States declared war against Germany. The declaration of war was enacted at the request of president of the United States Woodrow Wilson by a vote of both chambers of the U.S. Congress.
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Peace Treaty between Russia and Germany. The Communist Revolution overturned the monarchy and the Russians called for an end to the war.
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Armistice Day
Armistice Day takes place each year and marks the end of the First World War. It is an occasion to remember some of the 8.5 million soldiers who died across the world during the 1914–18 war
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The Treaty of Versailles
The official peace settlement known as the Treaty of Versailles .The treaty forced Germany to accept full responsibility for the the war and pay reparations, give up territories and reduce the army size to a meager 100,000 souls.
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