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Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. World War I Begins.
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Germany declares war on Russia.
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral.
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The Battle of Tannenberg begins
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Battle of Ypres begins.
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The Second Battle of Ypres begins. It is during this battle that the Germans first use poison gas.
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The Battle of Gallipoli begins.
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Tsar Nicholas II takes personal control over Russia's armies.
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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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The Treaty of Versailles officially ends World War 1
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Germany invades Poland, starting World War II
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Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Auschwitz established (Date unknown)
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France surrenders to Germany
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The Japanese launch a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II.
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Anne Frank and her family go into hiding
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Italy surrenders from World War II
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Anne Frank and her family are discovered and arrested
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Franklin D. Roosevelt dies
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide
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Germany signs an unconditional surrender
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The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
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Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
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