The first
important event of course would be the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
Sophie in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. The following are important events thereafter:
- The Austrian declaration of war against Serbia on July 28, 1914.
- Russian mobilization against Austria and Germany on July 29, 1914, followed by the
German declaration of war against Russia. - Germany's declaration of war
against France on August 4, 1914. - Britain's declaration of war against
Germany for violation of Belgian Neutrality on August 5. - Implementation of
Germany's Schlieffen Plan which would allow it to fight a war on two fronts; but which failed
when German troops were stopped short of Paris. - British Blockade of
Germany's North Sea ports, followed by Germany's attempt to blockade the entire British
Isles. - Sinking of RMS Lusitania in May, 1915 by a
German unterseeboot. Outrage in the United States led...
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