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assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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WW1 begins
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and WW1 begins http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/outbreak-of-world-war-i -
Germany declared war on russia
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Germany declared war onFrance
Germany invaded Belgium and the British foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding their withdrawal from the neutral Belgium -
First trenches were made
The first trenches on the western front were built. -
Battle of Masurian Lakes
Battle of Masurian Lakes between the Russian First Army and Germany. no victory was claimed but over 100,000 Russians were taken prisoner -
First Battle of Ypres
British lost a vast number of troops in the first battle of Ypres -
Turkey enters the Great War
Turkey enters WW1 helping with the naval bombardment of Russia -
Russia declared war on Turkey
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France and Britain declared war on Turkey
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The Lusitania was sunk
The Lusitania, which had many American passengers aboard, was sunk by a German U-Boat -
3 countries declare war in 3 days
October 14, 1915: Bulgaria declares war on Serbia
October 15, 1915: The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria
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Battle of Verdun started
February 21, 1916- December 18, 1916 Battle of Verdun started Over 1 million casualties were reported -
Naval battle of Jutland
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End of WW1
End of WW I when the Armistice was signed at 11.00am in Redonthes in France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-war-i-ends
