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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The reason for the assassination was to break off Austria-Hungary's south-Slav provinces so they could be combined into a greater Serbia or Yugoslavia. Both him and his wife Sophie were both shot dead in Sarajevo. -
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Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium
The German government threatened their constitutes a flagarant violation of international law. The Begium government sacraficed the honor of their nation and betrayed their duty towards Europe. -
Russian Army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes
This battle was a decisive engagement between the Russian and German Empires in the first days of World War I. The battle causeed almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army. Also a series of follow-up battles destroyed most of the First Army as well. -
Dardenelles
The Russians appealed for help from Britain and France to beat off an attack by the Turkish. The British navy responded by attacking Turkish forts in the Dardenelles. -
The Lusitania was sunk by a German U-Boat
The Lusitania set sail on the Atlantic Ocean May 1,1915, making its 202nd trip. Sailing the ocean had become dangerous since the outbreak of WWI. German U-Boats stalked the British waters, looking for enemy boats to sink. Although ships such as the Lusitania were on the look out for German U-Boats unfortunetly there luck ran out. Captain William Thomas Turner had slowed the ship down because of fog. Eventually a German U-boat spotted them and they were sadly sunken. -
Battle of Flers-Courcelette
Last offensive of the Battle of the Somme. The British used armored for the first time in history. -
Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister
Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith ends up resigning and Llyod George succeeds him. -
Second Battle of the Aisne
The battle ends in disaster for both the French army and it's commander Robert Nivelle. -
Austria-Hungary signs the armistice with Italy
Ended warfare betweeen Italy and Austria-Hungary on the Italian Front. It was signed November 3rd and went into effect 24 hours later on November 4. -
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies
Official date of the end of World War I.
