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Gavrilo Princip assassinated Francis and his wife
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Beginning World War I
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Germany made plans to besiege France by crossing Luxembourg and Belgium but the two countries refused free passage to the German troops and were invaded.
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This was the opening attack of the First World War by the French Army against the German Empire. The battle was part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace.
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General John French, commander of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), arrived in the port of Boulogne with a large number of troops.
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Austria-Hungary fights against Russia on the Eastern Front, marking an early conflict in the war.
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French army and the British Expeditionary Force against the advancing Germans who had invaded Belgium and northeastern France.
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British, Australian, New Zealand, and French troops want to take the peninsula, this led to a prolonged and bloody campaign.
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Crossing from New York to Liverpool (England) killing 128 Americans
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Crossing from New York to Liverpool (England) killing 128 Americans
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Italy joins the Allies, a new front is created against Austria-Hungary in the Alpine region.
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Germany enormously assaults the city of Verdun, this was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war.
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The U.S. joins the Allies after a series of provocations, including Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare.
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They land in France, bringing strength to the Allies on the Western Front.
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After the Russian Revolution, the new Bolshevik government leaves the war, signing an armistice with Germany.
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President Woodrow Wilson presents to Congress his outline of Fourteen Points required for peace
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The first independent American operation.
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Germany signs the Armistice at Compiègne