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Francis Ferdinan 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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Germany declared war on Russia
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Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to create the Schlieffen Plan.
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Britain declared war on Germany
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Germany invaded France.
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Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes
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Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Treanch Warfare started to dominate the Western Front.
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The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place
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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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Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
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The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians
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Start of the Battle of Loos
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The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
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Conscription introduced in Britain
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Start of the Battle of Verdun
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Lloyd George becomes Britsh Prime Minister
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Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare campaign starts
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USA declared war on Germany
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France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front
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Battle of Caporetto – the Italian Army was heavily defeated
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Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front
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British tanks won a victory at Cambrai
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Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
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Germany broke through on the Somme
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.
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Marshall Foch was appointed Allied Commander on the Western Front
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The advance of the Allies was successful
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Germany asked the Allies for an armistice
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Germany’s navy mutinied
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Turkey made peace
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Austria made peace
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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.
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Peace conference met at Paris
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The surrendered German naval fleet at Scapa Flow was scuttled.
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.
