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Jun 28, 1914

Franz Ferdinand is assassinated

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archduke-ferdinand-assassinated
Jul 28, 1914

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/austria-hungary-declares-war-on-serbia
Aug 2, 1914

Germany invades Luxembourg and France invades Alsace

https://www.britannica.com/place/Belgium/Belgium-and-World-War-I
Feb 18, 1915

Germany begins naval blockade on Great Britian

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/the-british-naval-blockade/#:~:text=The%20Blockade%20of%20Germany%2C%20or,Austria%2DHungary%2C%20and%20Turkey.
May 7, 1915

German U boats sink passenger liner Lusitania, killing 128 US passengers

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/lusitania