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fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. Russia sought after a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean for their navy and for maritime trade
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The Annexation Crisis began on October 5, 1908, when Bulgaria declared its independence followed by the announcement by Austria-Hungary on October 6, 1908, that it was annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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After the first attempt failed, Gavrilo Percip got a second chance when he shot the archduke and his wife outside of town hall.
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Russia mobilized all their troops to Serbia in reaction to Austria-Hungary attack on Serbia. Russia had over 1,400,000 at the time
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On 24 July, the Belgian government had announced that if war came it would uphold its neutrality.
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The plan was for a attack on France once russia mobilized its troops but soon after Britain declared war on Germany.
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The French and British armies were fighting off Germany who had invaded Belgium and were within 30 miles of France
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The Lusitania was a U.S. passenger ship that was torpedoed by a german u-boat and sunk in 18 minutes. 1,198 died and leaving only 761 to survive
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One of the bloodiest military battles in history, on the first day alone, the British suffered more than 57,000 casualties.
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The Zimmerman Telegraph was a message trying to get mexico to side with germany and the central powers.
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Czar Nicholas was ill and knew that his days were numbered so he was forced to give up his throne.
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The sinking on the Lusitania was a main cause of the U.S. entering the war. 1,198 innocent people were killed and citizen thought it was time to enter the war
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a peace treaty signed between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers that ended Russia participation in the war
