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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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Austria declared war on Serbia
The Austrian government blamed the Serbian government for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife and declared war on Serbia. -
Germany declared war on Russia
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Germany declared war on France
German troops went into Belgium as directed under the Schleiffen Plan -
British declaration of war
Germany did not withdraw from Belgium and Britain declared war on Germany -
Japan declared war on Germany
Japan declared war on Germany through her alliance with Great Britain -
Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes
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Russia declared war on Turkey
Because of the help given by Turkey to the German attack of Russia, Russia declared war on Turkey -
Britain and France declared war on Turkey
Britain and France and Russia's allies, declared war on Turkey, because of the help given to the German. -
Second Battle of Ypres
Poison gas was used for the first time during this battle. The gas, fired by the Germans claimed many British casualties. -
Allied troops landed in Gallipoli
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Italy entered the war
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The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
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Romania enter the war
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First Aeroplane raid
The first German air raid on London took place -
Lloyd George Prime Minister
Lloyd George became Prime Minister of the war time coalition. -
New war commander
Lloyd George, who had never trusted his war minister's ability to direct the war (sorry i didnt know the exact date) -
USA declares war on Germany
The United States of America declared war on Germany in response to the sinking, by German U boats, of US ships. -
W. Front Cambrai
The British took a large force of tanks across the barbed wire and machine gun posts at Cambrai -
British tanks won a victory at Cambrai
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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RAF formed
The Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service were merged to form the Royal Air Force -
Allies recover France and Belgium
The allies had taken almost all of German-occupied France and part of Belgium -
Armistice with Turkey
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Hindenberg line collapsed
By the beginning of November the allies had pushed the Germans back beyond the Hindenberg line. -
Kaiser abdicated
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated -
Germany signed an peace treaty with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.
At 11 am, in the French town of Redonthes, the Armistice was signed bringing the war to an end.
