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Asssassination of Ferdinand
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WWI
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Germany declares war on France
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Germany declares a war zone around Great Britain
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Dardenelles campaign begins
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Tsar Nicholas II takes personal control over Russia's armies.
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Battle of Verdund begins
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The Battle of Jutland, the major naval battle of the war, begins
The Battle of Jutland, the major naval battle of the war, begins -
The Battle of the Somme begins. During the Battle of the Somme, tanks are first introduced into battle.
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Russian Tsar Nicholas II abdicates.
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The United States declares war on Germany.
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The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace.
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Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers.
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German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and flees Germany
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The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI.
