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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
His death sparked world war 1. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
It effectively declared the first world war. -
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Germany invades Belgium
Belgian government had announced that if war came it would uphold its historic neutrality. -
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Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg was fought between Russia and Germany from 26–30 August 1914, during the first month of World War I. -
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First Battle of the Marne
The Battle of the Marne was a First World War battle fought from 7–12 September 1914. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard killed, leaving 761 survivors., Turned international opinion against Germany. -
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Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun, fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916, was one of the largest and longest battles of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies. -
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Battle of the Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle fought by the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, against the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer during the First World War. -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. -
US Declares War
On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. -
USSR Withdraws From the War
Russia signaled her withdrawal from World War One soon after the October Revolution of 1917, and the country turned in on itself with a bloody civil war between the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Guard. -
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The German Spring Offensive
In the spring of 1918, Luderndorff ordered a massive German attack on the Western Front. The Spring Offensive was Germany’s attempt to end World War One. -
World War 1 Ends
World War I, also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
