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Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
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Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia
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Austria declared war on Serbia
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Key Events In WW1
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Germany declared war on Russia
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Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan.
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Britain declared war on Germany
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The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invaded France.
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Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes.
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First Battle of Ypres
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Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front.
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Allied troops landed in Gallipoli
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The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat
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The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
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Start of the Battle of Verdun
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Start of the Battle of the Somme
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First use of tanks at the Somme.
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Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister
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Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started
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USA declared war on Germany
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Battle of Caporetto – the Italian Army was heavily defeated
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Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
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Marshall Foch was appointed Allied Commander on the Western Front
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Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army
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Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo
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Kaiser William II abdicated
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Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.
