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Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
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World War I
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Kaiser William I promised German support for Austria against Serbia
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Austria declared war on Serbia
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Germany declared war on Russia
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Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium.
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Britain declared war on Germany
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Battle of the Marne started
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First Battle of Ypres
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Trench warfare
Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front. -
Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles
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Allied troops landed in Gallipoli
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The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat
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Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
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Start of the Battle of Loos
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The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
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Conscription introduced in Britain
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Battle of Jutland
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Start of the Brusilov Offensive
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Start of the Battle of the Somme
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End of the Brusilov Offensive
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First use en masse of tanks at the Somme
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Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister
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Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started
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USA declared war on Germany
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Start of the Third Battle at Ypres
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Battle of Caporetto
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British tanks won a victory at Cambrai
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Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
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Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.
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Germany broke through on the Somme
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Germany started an offensive in Flanders
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Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo
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Germany asked the Allies for an armistice
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Turkey made peace
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Austria made peace
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Kaiser William II abdicated
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end of World War One
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.