what were the main events of the war itself?
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['June 28 Assassination of Archduke of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand.', 'July 28 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.', 'August 1–4 Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Russia, and Britain all commit to war.', 'August 4 Germany invades Belgium; United States declares its neutrality.', 'On "RED CROSS"']
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The Battle of the Somme (1 July - 18 November 1916) was a joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve a decisive victory over the Germans on the Western Front. For many in Britain, the resulting battle remains the most painful and infamous episode of the First World War.
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The major causes of “The Great War” or WWI (1914-1918) consist of four long-term causes and one short-term cause. I use the acronym M.A.N.I.A to help my students remember the 5 major causes of WWI; they are Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Assassination.
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['Mount St. Helens erupts. ... ', "Rubik's Cube Debuts. ... ", 'Start of Iran -- Iraq War. ... ', 'CNN Launches. ... ', 'The Staggers Act. ... ', 'Post-It Notes. ... ', 'US defeats Soviet Union in ice hockey in what was labeled the "Miracle on Ice" ... ', 'Former Beatle John Lennon is shot to death.']
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['The coming of the gospel to Ireland. ... ', 'The arrival of King Henry II in Ireland. ... ', 'The Plantation of Ulster. ... ', 'The Sack of Drogheda. ... ', 'The Battle of Aughrim. ... ', ' “ ... ', "Daniel O'Connell and Catholic Emancipation. ... ", 'The Great Hunger.']
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['War guilt. Germany had to accept the guilt for starting the war.', "Germany's armed forces. The German army was limited to 100,000 men. ... ", 'Reparations. Germany had to pay for the damage caused by the war. ... ', 'German territories and colonies. Alsace-Lorraine went to France. ... ', 'League of Nations.']
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['History 151 The French Revolution: Causes, Outcomes, Conflicting Interpretations.', 'Mr. ... ', 'International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state.', 'Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy.']
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The war erupted on September 1, 1939, and it did not end until September 2, 1945. With over thirty countries involved in the war, World War II absolutely reached the point of being the largest, deadliest, and most destructive nationwide war to date.
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Thirty Years' War. An international conflict taking place in northern Europe from 1618 to 1648. The war was fought between Catholics and Protestants and also drew in the national armies of France, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, and the Habsburg dynasty that ruled the Holy Roman Empire.
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['4 August 1914: Canada at War. ... ', '22 August 1914: War Measures Act. ... ', '22 April 1915: Battle of Second Ypres. ... ', '1 July 1916: Beaumont Hamel. ... ', '9 to 12 April 1917: Battle of Vimy Ridge. ... ', '20 September 1917: Wartime Elections Act. ... ', '26 October to 10 November 1917: Battle of Passchendaele. ... ', '17 December 1917: Federal Election.']
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The war started mainly because of four aspects: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. ... The alliances system meant that a local conflict could easily result into an intimidating global one. The overall cause of World War was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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['The American Revolution. ... ', 'The Reformation. ... ', 'The Life of Jesus of Nazareth. ... ', 'Tearing Down of the Berlin Wall. ... ', 'World War II. ... ', 'World War I. ... ', "Gutenberg's Printing Press. ... ", 'Life of Muhammad.']
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['Indira Gandhi murdered.', 'UK and China agree on Hong Kong.', 'Poison gas escapes from Union Carbide factories.', '300 people die when Indian Army attacks the Sikh Temple.', 'Moderates win elections in El Salvador.', 'AIDS breaks out.']
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For WW1, its the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian Nationalist and started the war. For WW2, it was the invasion of Poland by Germany that started the war.
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['U.S. President Richard Nixon orders an invasion of Cambodia, widening the war in Vietnam. ... ', 'The U.S. Senate repeals the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that had given Presidents Johnson and Nixon sweeping powers in the Vietnam War.', 'The Beatles break up.', 'Egyptian president Gamal Abdel-Nassar dies.']
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What were the major events that led to Texas joining the Union? The Texas Revolution, the Alamo, and the annexation of Texas.
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There has been a long-standing connection between economics and history. Most major historical events have an economic basis to them. In looking at the major wars fought since the 1890s, economics has played a key role in the start of the war. The United States wanted to become a world power in the 1890s.