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Web of Alliances
This creted two camps bound by commitment to mantain sovereignty and intervene military. -
The Triple Allience
Linked german, austria-hungary and Italy. -
The Triple Entente
Linked france, great britain and russia. -
Austria-Hungrary declares war on serbia
Becauste its leader was shot Austria-Hungray declared war. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed
Was shot and killed by a Serbian man who thought Serbia should control Bosnia instead of Austria. -
Britain declared war on Germany
It became known as The Great War because it affected people all over the world. -
The Defence of the Realm Act
Lots of new jobs were created, such as making weapons in factories. Some women got the chance to work for the first time. The war years affected everybody. Their lives would never be the same again.