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First battle of the Marne begins
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Heir to Austro-Hungarian throne) by Serbian Nationalist (Gavrillo Princip)
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Austria decared war on Serbia
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Russia begins to mobilise her armed forces. Austria-Hungarian troops invade Serbia.
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Germany invades Belgium
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U.S President Wilson appeals for neutrality
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Germany invades France
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First battle of Marne ends with the French winning causing the Germans to move towards Paris..leads up to stalemete
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Turkey enters the war on Germanys side
This was also the beginning of Trench Warfare -
Britain blockades all of the German ports
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Lusitania sunk by the German U-Boats
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Woodrow Wilson is re-elected in the USA
"He kept us out of the war" -
The Zimmermann Telegram is passed to the US by Britain, detailing alleged German proposal of an alliance with Mexico against the US
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USA declares war with Germany
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Treaty of Versailles signed by Germans
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Germany signs armistice with allies
Causing the end of WWI
