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Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
the achdocke of austria-hungary was killed. this started the war. -
Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia
kaiser william ll promised german support for austria. -
Austria declared war on Serbia
austria declared a war. -
Britain declared war on Germany
war on Germany -
First Battle of Ypres
1st battle -
The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat
the lusitania was sunk. -
Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
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The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
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Start of the Battle of the Somme
the start of the battle -
First use en masse of tanks at the Somme
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Germany’s unrestricted
submarine warfare campaign started -
USA declared war on Germany
usa declared war. -
Start of the Third Battle at Ypres
the third battle started -
Battle of Caporetto
– the Italian Army was heavily defeated -
Marshall Foch was appointed Allied Commander
Marshall Foch was appointed Allied Commander on the Western Front -
Second Battle of the Marne started.
The start of the collapse of the German army -
Germany asked the Allies for an armistice
asked the Allies for an armistice -
end of war
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.
