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Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the death of the Archduke
The July Crisis was a diplomatic crisis among the major powers of Europe in the summer of 1914 that led to World War I -
Gavrilo Princip fired two shots
he killed the archduke and his wife -
Gavrilo Princip is arrested after assassinating Archduke Ferdinand
On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Yugoslav nationalist, Gavrilo Princip -
•Germany orders France and Russia to stop mobilizing
Austria-Hungary, with the backing of Germany, delivers an ultimatum to Serbia. The Serbs propose arbitration as a way to resolve dispute, but also begin mobilization of their troops. -
Germany declares war on Russia
the German's declares war or russia -
German invasion of Belgium
The German invasion of Belgium began on August 4, 1914. Earlier, on July 24, -
Britain declares war on Germany
Britain and France declare war. On 3 September 1939 -
Russia mobilizes to defend Serbia
the russia mobilizes to defend serbia in August 8, 1914 -
Invasion of Poland
The Germans invaded Poland using blitzkrieg tactics. -
BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
Germany wanted to cut off all Allied supplies to Britain; British and Canadian navies wanted to put an end to the German submarine threat. -
THE PHONY WAR
It was expected that Germany was going to invade Western Europe. -
EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK
British and French troops retreated to the French beaches at Dunkirk and became trapped. -
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Air attacks by the Luftwaffe on Britain’s RAF airfields -
INVASION OF THESOVIET UNION
Hitler launched an invasion called “Operation Barbarossa” with 3 million German troops. -
PEARL HARBOUR
The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the American naval base. -
THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
The Americans intercepted the Japanese fleet which was preparing to conquer these islands. -
DIEPPE
5,000 Canadians landed on the beach with the goal of taking the beach and the town back from the Germans. -
THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD
Hitler attacked Stalingrad because of its name, and to go past it to the Caucasus oil fields. -
BATTLE OF EL ALAMEIN
The Germans and the Italians sought control of Egypt. -
THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN
Allied forces, including Canadians, landed on Sicily using an amphibious attack, and then moved onto the mainland. -
THE NORMANDY LANDING
“Operation Overlord” was the Allied invasion of German-held Europe. -
BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF
The Americans took on virtually the whole Japanese fleet. -
THE LIBERATION OF HOLLAND
Canadian forces drove the NAZIS to retreat from Holland and surrender. -
HIROSHIMA
Truman decided to drop an atomic bomb on the city. -
NAGASAKI
Truman dropped another atomic bomb since Japan did not surrender immediately
