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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassination
The hier to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated, long with his wife by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. -
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Germany Declaires War
Within these four days, Germany was declairing war on France and Russia. The war started when Germany went on to neutral ground in Belgium and Luxembourg, and from then on it was official. -
The Christmas truce
This is when the soldiers from both sides of the war came out of their trenches and shared drinking and greeted eachother on Chirstmas Eve. -
Zeppelin Raid on Britain
This was the first Zeppelin raid on Britain. -
German Retreats from Belgium
The Germans are driven back from Ypres (Belgium). -
The Landing At Gollipoli
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Lusitania Sinks
a German U-boat sinks killing 1198 people. This event was important because it was one of the events that contributed towards the decision of the USA entering the war in 1917. -
The Battle on Long Pine
The battle on Long Pine an Nek in Gallipoli -
The Evasion from Gallipoli
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The Stalemate Continues on the Western Front
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The Battle of the Somme
Tanks are used for the first time.... -
Communist Revolution in Russia
A key moment in the Russian Revolution; the storming of the Winter Palace in 1917. -
The Armistice Ceasefire is signed, Ending WW1
The siignign of the Armistice between the Allies and Germany in a railway carriage in the French forest of Compiegne. -
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The Paris Peace Conference
The conference is held to decide the fate of Germany; the Treaty of Versailles is drawn up.
