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Beginning of WWI
Began as a result of the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
United Kingdom declares war on Germany after invasion of Belgium
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President Woodrow Wilson announces U.S. will remain neutral
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The unofficial Christmas truce is declared
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Germany declares a warzone around Great Britain
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The Dardanelles Campaign begins
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The Battle of Somme begins
Tanks are first introduced into battle. -
The Battle of Verdun begins
One of the longest and bloodiest battles of WWI. -
The Battle of Jutland begins
Major naval battle of the war. -
The U.S. declares war on Germany
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Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI
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Japan ivades Manchuria
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Japan invades China
Start of WWII in the Pacific -
Germany invades Poland starting WWII
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Auschwitz is Established
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Germany invades France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
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France surrenders tp Germany
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Germany invades the Soviet Union
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Japanese launch a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor
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Germany and Italy declare war on the United States; then the United States declares war on Germany and Italy
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Roosevelt issues Executive Order 9066, which allows the internment of Japanese Americans
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Anne Frank and her family go into hiding
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D-Day
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide
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Germany signs an unconditional surrender