World war one In Brief.

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1914

  • Germany invades Belgium.
  • Britain declares war on Germany.
  • Japan joins the Allied forces: Ottoman Empire soon joins the Central Powers.
  • War spreads to the seas.

1915

  • Women take up men's jobs.
  • Stalemate continues on the Western Front.
  • The Lusitania passenger liner is sunk, with 1,200 lives lost.
  • London attacked from the air by German Zeppelins.

1916

  • Conscription for men aged between 18 and 41.
  • A million casualties in ten months: Germany…

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James Bell

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It is v.brief, sorry i didn't add more detail.

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