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Francis Ferdinand
Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo.
He was going to take Austria-Hungary`s throne and Serbia killed him. -
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First World War
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Austria declared war on Serbia
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Germany declared war on Russia
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Germany declared war on France
Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan. -
War becomes "Total War" with German Zeppelin air raid on England
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Britain bombarded Turkish forts ,
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Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
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The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
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Conscription introduced in Britain
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The second meeting of the anti-war socialist
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The Battle of Jutland, the only major naval engagement of the war is fought with no clear winner.
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David Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister of Britain.
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President Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war with Imperial Germany.
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The United States passes the Selective Service Act empowering the Federal Government to draft men for the armed forces.
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American troops in France fire their first shot in trench warfare.
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The new Russian government, represented by Leon Trotsky, signs an armistice with Germany.
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British capture Jerusalem from the Turks and her Arab allies.
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British and Australian troops stop the German advance near Amiens.
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President Wilson agrees to co-operate with Allies in sending "volunteer" troops into Russia.
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At eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the war ends as Germany and Allies sign an Armistice.
