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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo (The Bosnian capital) as he rides in the city's streets, by Garvillo Princip. -
Austria/Hungary declared war on Serbia
Germany sides with Austria/Hungary becoming the Centeral Powers as Britain, France, and Russia form the Allied powers. -
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World War I
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First Battle of the Marne
German troops entered Belgium and a battle pursued. -
Germany declares a warzone
Germany states they will sink any ships coming in or around Britain. -
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Battle of Verdun
A battle between the German and French armies, Germany attacking france there were very high casualties -
National Defense act is passed
The national defense act increased the number of soilders in the regular army to about 175,000 people -
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Battle of Somme
British forces suffered 60,000 casualties a day for four months leaving over a million dead/wounded. Trench warfare was also a big factor in this battle -
Germany resumed full-scale U-boat warfare
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Congress declares war
America's congress joins the war -
Congress passed the Selective Service
The selective service is a draft of me aged 18 to 45 to fight in WWI later utilised again in WWII -
Congress passes the Espionage Act
The Espionage Act outlawed acts of treason -
Germany launches 1 million soilders against the Allies
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Battle of Argonne Forest
Successful allied attack to remove the German armies, resulted in over 120,000 american casualties -
End of WWI
WWI was ended with the Battle of the Argonne Forest
