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| 1914 |
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Concerns
with Austro-Hungarian expansion into the Balkans, especially
with Serbia. |
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| June 28th |
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Austrian
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife, were shot and killed
by a Bosnian student Gavrilo Prinzip, when they visited Sarajevo.
Prinzip was backed by the Serbian nationalists the 'Black Hand'. |
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| June
30th |
|
Soviet
space pioneer Vladimir Nikolaevich Chelomey was born.
Chelomey was a Soviet aerospace engineer, and part of the Soviet
space programme. |
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| July 23rd |
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Austro-Hungary,
supported by Germany, issued a ultimatum to Serbia. Failure
of Serbia to comply to the demands mobilized Austro-Hungarian
forces on the border with Serbia, ready to invade. |
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| July 29th |
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In
response to Austro-Hungary mobilization on the Serbia border,
the Russians mobilized their forces to defend Serbia, in response
to any Austro-Hungarian attack. |
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| July 31st |
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Austrian
artillery bombarded Serbian capital Belgrade. Germany demanded
that Russia steps down its mobilization and build up of forces. |
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| August 1st |
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Britain
demanded that Belgium neutrality be respected, and guaranteed. |
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| August 2nd |
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German
troops invaded Luxembourg. German and French troops clashed.
Germany demanded right of passage through Belgium to confront
or defend any French moves. |
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| August 2nd |
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British
Prime Minister Herbert Asquith ordered British troop mobilization
in preparation for war. |
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| August 3rd |
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Belgium
rejected Germany's demands for right of passage. |
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| August 3rd |
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Germany
declared war on France. |
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| August 4th |
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German
troops invaded Belgium. |
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| August 4th |
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Britain
demanded German withdrawal from Belgium. Germany ignored British
demand. This action prompted Britain to declare war on Germany. |
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Australia
entered World War 1. |
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The
Emperor of Japan declared war on Germany. |
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New
Zealand occupied Western Samoa. |
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The
Panama Canal was opened. |
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Egypt
became a British protectorate. |
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