German armies advance toward Paris. Retreating Allied forces regroup and counterattack, striking a major blow to the German First and Second Armies. With one million soldiers engaged in the battle on both sides, the Germans order a controlled retreat…
The German government extends Austria-Hungary a "blank check" in the event of war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. German and Austro-Hungarian statesmen recognize that war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia is inevitable, and that the war is…
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian empire, and his wife Sophie Chotek, are assassinated by Serb nationalist, 19 year-old Gavrilo Princip, an agent of the Serbia-based hypernationalist group the Black Hand. A secret…
