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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot in Sarajevo, by Gavrilo Princip, one of six assassins (five Serbs and one Bosnian Muslim). The assassins' motives were consistent with the movement that later became known as Young Bosnia -
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
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WW1
World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe. -
Germany declared war on Russia and France.
They later invade Luxembourg and Belgium. World War 1 begins. -
Britian declared war on Germany
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Barttle of Tannenberg
lasted untill the 30th August 1914 -
Battle of the Marne
ending on the 9th of september 1914 -
Battle of the Masurian Lakes
ending on the 14th od September 1914 -
Turkey enters the war on the German side
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Trenches dug from the English channel to the Swiss border
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First unrestiriced submarine warefare campaign
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Gas used for the first time by the Germans
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First landins on Gallipoli peninsula
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Italy enters the war as allies to the British Empire
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Battle of Somme
Ending on the 18th of November 1915 -
Landings at Sulvia Bay
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British use gas for the first time during the Battle of the Loos
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Battle of Verdun
Ending on the 20th of December 1916 -
Surrender of Kut to Turks
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Battle of Jutland
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Zeppelin raid on London
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Russian counter-attack under Brusilov
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Tanks used for the fisrt time
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Tsar Nicholas II abdicates
Nicholas II was the last Tsar/Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland, and titular King of Poland. His official short title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias. -
Germans start using bombers to raid London
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Third Battle of Ypres
Ending on the 10th of November 1917 -
Battle of Amiens
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Battle of Caporetto
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Bolsheviks seize control of Russia
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Russia withdraws from the war
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Battle of Cambrai
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Treaty of Brest Litovsk between Germany and Russia
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Battle of Vittorio Veneto
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Turkey withdraws from the war
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Bulgaria withdraws from the war
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Austria surrenders
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The Armistice(ceasefire) is signed, which ends WW1
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The Peace Conference in Paris was held to decide the fate of Germany.
(January through to June)The Treaty of Versailles is drawn.
