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first shots of ww1
In June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assasinated -
austria declares war on Serbia
Because of an assasination -
Germany gets involved
Germany invades Belgium with the sclieffen plan -
battle of Tannenberg
Russians surrender -
battle of the Marne
Lasted four days 6-10 -
battle of Verdun
Longest and bloodiest battles of the war -
Lusitania
A British ocean liner is sunk by a German u boat. -
battle of Jutland
British and Germans fought a naval battle -
battle of the Somme
58000 men died on the first day -
The United States declares war
Germans continued unrestricted submarine warfare so the US didnt have a choice. -
Russia withdraws
do to a revolt -
Germany surrenders
German sailors commit mutiny against German authority the same day that germany surenders
