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Austria-Hungary invades Russia.
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Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium. France invades Alsace. British forces arrive in France. Nations allied against Germany were eventually to include Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Rhodesia, Romania, Greece, France
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Austria-Hungary invades Russia.
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated.
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I.