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The start of the war
Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated -
Austria vs Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia -
Germany vs Russia
Germany declared war on Russia -
Germany vs France
Germany declares war on France -
Japan with the Allies
Japan joins the Allies to take on Germany -
Battle of Marne
The British and French met the Germans at the Marne river and beat them -
Germans use gas
This is the day that the Germans first use poison gas to kill allied troops -
Italy with Allies
Italy refused to honor its alliance with Germany and joined the Allies -
Allies have tanks
To get an advantage on the battlefield, the Allies started using armored tanks sometime in January -
The battle of Somme
During the battle of Verdun, the Allies launched the battle of Somme, which let them gain 7 miles with high casualties -
End to the Battle of Verdun
The Alliance won the battle of verdun with more than 750,000 casualties -
Wilson asks for war on germany
President wilson asks congress to declare war against germany
