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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife
Franz and his wife were driving in a open car when someone threw a bomb at it and missed and wounded an officer. After that Princip saw his chance and shot Franz and his wife. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Germany pressured Austria-Hungary to make a quick decision. -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany declared war on Russia because Russia was supporting Serbia. -
Germany declares war on France
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Great Britain declares war on Germany
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Germany invades Belgium
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Battle of Marne
The first battle of World War 1 and was a trench warfare. -
Sinking of Lusitania
Germany used there U-boat to sink Lusitania. -
Battle of Verdun
This battle had over 600,000 casualties. -
Sussex Pledge
Germany limited their submarine warfare. And promise to warn before attacking neutral ships. -
Battle of Somme
One of the bloodiest military battle. It ended on November 1, 1918 -
The Zimmerman note is intercepted
The from Germany told Mexico to attack the U.S. to distract them so U.S. wouldn't join the world. -
Russian Revolution breaks out
The Russians lost faith in their leadership. Government corruption broke out. -
US declares war against Germany
US declared war on Germany mainly because of the Zimmerman letter. -
Battle of Argonne Forest
Was one of the most massive American attacks. This attack was on Germany.
