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America declares war on Germany.
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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Germany agrees to support Austria-Hungary in any action against Serbia.
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Serbia asks Russia for support against Austria-Hungary.
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Germany declares war on France
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Germany invades neutral Belgium. Britain declares war on Germany.American President, Woodrow Wilson, states that the United States will remain neutral.
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Austro-Hungarian troops march into Russia
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Russia invades East Prussia
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Russia invades East Prussia. British and German troops face each other at the Battle of Mons.Japan declares war on Germany.
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British and French troops repulse Germans at the Battle of the Marne. The Germans are now committed to fighting a war on two fronts. Stalemate quickly develops.
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British and French troops repulse Germans at the Battle of the Marne. The Germans are now committed to fighting a war on two fronts. Stalemate quickly develops.
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First battle of Ypres begins.
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urkey joins the War on the side of the Triple Alliance.
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Hartlepool bombarded by German war ships. Over one hundred people are killed. They are the first casualties on British soil during the War.
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Spontaneous and unauthorised truce takes place in some sectors of the Western Front.
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First Zeppelin raid on England.
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First time that gas is used against humans when the Germans use it to attack Russian forces in Poland.
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British naval blockade of Germany begins.
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Second Battle of Ypres begins. Germans use chlorine gas against the British for the first time.
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70,000 Allied troops land at Gallipoli on ill-fated mission to knock Turkey out of the war.
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A German u-boat sinks the passenger liner, Lusitania off the coast of Ireland. Approximately 1200 people are killed, including 128 Americans. The incident sparks international outrage.
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Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary.
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Battle of Loos begins. British attempt to use chlorine gas on Germans but wind changes direction and it blows back over allied trenches.
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The British nurse, Edith Cavell, is executed by the Germans for being a spy. The incident causes international outrage.
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Sir Douglas Haig replaces Sir John French as commander of the British Expeditionary Force.
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Allied troops start to withdraw from Gallipoli.
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Conscription introduced in Britain.
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Germany's attack on Verdun starts. It eventually becomes the longest battle in the War and results in many casualties.
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The Battle of Jutland. The British Navy lose more ships and men than the Germans in this great naval battle but the German navy is forced to return to its home ports where it remains for the rest of the war.
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A week-long bombardment of the German trenches starts ahead of the Battle of the Somme.
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Battle of the Somme commences. 20,000 British soldiers are killed on the first day and a further 40,000 are injured. The Battle continues until mid-November when it is called off.
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Hindenberg becomes chief of the German staff.
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Germany suspends submarine assaults. They resume on October 15.
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Tanks used for the first time on a battlefield.
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French troops recapture Douaumont, saving Verdun.
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Woodrow Wilson is re-elected as American President. He had stated that he would keep America out of the war.
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End of the Battle of the Somme.
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The death of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Josef. His successor, Kaiser Karl, is more liberal and has a French wife.
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First German airplane attack on Britain.
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David Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister.
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Germany sends a peace note to the Allies. It is rejected.
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Woodrow Wilson invites both sides to state their aims and objectives.
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Allies respond to US request. Germany urges their Mexican ambassador to incite war between Mexico and the United States in a telegram (the Zimmermann telegram).
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Germany embarks on a campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare.
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US breaks of diplomatic ties with Germany.
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Details of the Zimmermann telegram are published in the American press.
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The first Russian Revolution. Nicholas II abdicates and is replaced by a provisional government.
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American war cabinet votes to go to war.
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The commander of the American Expeditionary Force, John Pershing, asks for 1 million men. This is later revised to 3 million men.
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British use tanks successfully for the first time at Cambrai.
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An armistice is concluded between Russia and Germany and Austria-Hungary. Fighting on the Eastern Front ceases, releasing 1 million German soldiers to fight on the Western Front.United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.
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Russia and Germany sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
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Germany launches a major offensive against British and French forces, starting with the Battle of Picardy.
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Marshal Foch becomes Commander in Chief of all Allied Forces on the Western Front.
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The Amiens Offensive. Allied troops force the Germans back to the Hindenberg line
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Haig is able to break through the Hindenberg line at various points.
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Germany and Austria send notes to Woodrow Wilson requesting an armistice.
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The mutiny at Kiel. German sailors mutiny after being ordered to engage the British fleet.
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Austria-Hungary concludes the terms of an armistice.
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Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates. Germany becomes a republic.
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German representatives sign the armistice. It comes into effect at 11am.
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German representatives sign the armistice. It comes into effect at 11am.
