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Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
Heir to the throne. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Gave Serbia a month to catch who killed Ferdinand, and failed to do so. -
Germany enters the war on Austria-Hungary´s side
Germany played as a ¨Big Brother¨ to Austria-Hungary. -
Germany pursues Schlieffen Plan
They declared war on Russia but attacked Belgium and Germany because of Russia´s lack of mobilization. -
Great Britain Joins the War
Germany attacked Belgium which was to kept as a neutral country. Main reason being that if they didn´t get involved, Germany would take over the Western Front. -
The Lusitania is sunk
British liner that was sunk by a German submarine. -
Battle of Verdun begins
Bloodiest war of WW1. -
The United States joins the war
Germany does a series of things that anger the US and decide to join the war on Britain and France´s side. -
President Woodrow Wilson presents his Fourteen Points
Wilsons ideal hope to end war and how to prevent it in the future. -
Germany signs the Armistice at Compiegne, ending World War I
The War is finally over after German generals told the Kaiser in September of 1918 that the war could not be won.