WWI

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  • Beginning of WW1

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, who was part of a Serbian government-backed nationalist group.
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    WW1

  • All countries join

    All countries join

    All countries involved except the U.S. have joined by this date.
  • Battle of the Marne begins

    Battle of the Marne begins

    First trench warfare
  • North Sea declared a militarized zone

    North Sea declared a militarized zone

    The blockade of Germany begins.
  • Lusitania is sunk by U-boats

    Lusitania is sunk by U-boats

  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    The longest battle of the war begins.
  • Battle of Jutland

    Battle of Jutland

    The only full-scale naval battle of the war happens.
  • Battle of the Somme

    Battle of the Somme

    The first tanks are introduced on the battlefield.
  • United States enter the war.

    United States enter the war.

  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution

    The Bolsheviks overthrow their government.
  • WW1 ends

    WW1 ends

    A ceasefire is held and ends the war.