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Archduke Ferdinand Assassinated
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Hungary Assassinated by Gavrills Princip (Serbian) who was apart of the nationalist group The Black Hand. Started WWI -
Austria-Hungary Declares war on Serbia
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Germany declares war on Russia.
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Germany declares war on France
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First German air raid on England
Airplane drops bombs in sea near Dover -
Battle of Neuve Chapelle begins
British to push back Germany, this was successful -
Battle of St Julien begin
First time Germany majorly used poison gas. -
Lusitania sunk
The Germans sunk the British passenger because America was smuggling weapons to Britain -
First German airship raid on London area.
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Italy declares war on Turkey
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Turkish Christmas eve attack on Kut
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Battle of Verdun Begins
One of the largest and longest battles of WWI
Germany Vs French
Causualties for both sides totaled between 600,000 and 700,00 -
Bulgaria declares war on Romania
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Battle of Flers-Courcelette
It was allies vs Germany -
German forces withdraw from the Somme sector to the Hindenburg Line
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United States of America declare war on Germany