Pre-WWI Europe:
June 28 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assasinated. July 31 1914 Russia allies with serbia. August 1 1914 Germany allies with the Austro-hungarians. August 4 1914 Great britain declares war on Germany. Sept. 15 1914 Trench warfare begins. January 1915 Germany bombs london with zeppelins. May 7 1915 German U-boats sink the Lusitania. May 18 1916 The US sends troops to the western front. Dec 3 1916 The Russians sign an armistice with Germany. Nov 11 1918 Germany and the allies sign an armistice.
Post-WWI Europe:
During WWI, boundaries were completely redrawn across Europe. The Austro-Hungarian empire was split into Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Yugoslavia. The Ottoman empire was also broken up and Turkey took most of its land. The USSR lost land in its European front and Poland was created in its place. Most other boundaries were restored to how they were before WWI.
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