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European Events in World War I
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Assasination
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand invovled him being shot to death which definetly sparked the beginning of World War I -
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an ultimatum and Serbia begins to gather and send off troops. -
Serbia
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. -
Belgium
Germany invades Belgium. -
Great Britain
Great Britain declares war on Germany -
Russia
The Germnas are outnumbered when they are invaded by Russia. -
Germany
Germany's goal is to defeat France within six weeks and then work on defeating Russia. -
France
France, determined for a victory, suffered a major number of deaths in their fight in World War I. -
The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire joins in on the war and sides with Germany. -
Italy
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary and sides with Britain, France and Russia. -
Bulgaria
Bulgaria enters the war on the side of the Central Powers. -
Portugal
Germany delcares war on Portugal because of earlier that year when Portugal sided with Great Britain by seizing German ships. -
Romania
Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary. -
Greece
Greece declares war on the Central Powers and ended years of peace with Britain, France, Russian and Italy.