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Assissination of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrillo Princep. This led to the first world war. -
Austrian-Hungarian Empire Declares war on Serbia
Due to the assassination, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire declared what was expected to be a short war on Serbia -
Battle of Tannenberg
Germans defeated the Russian army on its way to invade Germnay -
First Battle of Marne
The Allies stopped the German invasion of Paris -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A British passenger ship, sunk by a German U-Boat. -
Battle of Verdun
The French held their lines aganist a German offensive until December of the same year, during the longest battle of the war. -
US declares War
The United States enters in the the first World War, declaring war on the Central Power. -
Battle of Somme
a disastrous Allied offensive at the Somme, where Allied causalities numbered in the millions. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The turning point of the war, in which the Allies deafeated the Central Powers and advanced continously until the end of the war. -
Austrian-Hungarian Empire Surrender
The Austrian-Hungarian Empier surrenders. -
World War 1 Ends
The Central Powers, tired of fighting, sign armistice that ends World War 1.
