The First World War by year - 1914

Lots of stuff happened in the first year of World War One - can you name the specifics?

This quiz does not cover every event during wartime 1914, only some key aspects

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Date	Hint	Answer
28th June	Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot by Gavrilo Princip in this city	Sarajevo
5th July	This country gives assurance of support to Austria-Hungary	Germany
23rd July	Austria-Hungary sends an ultimatum to this country	Serbia
28th July	Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia as this country mobilizes	Russia
28th July	This country declares neutrality	The Netherlands
31st July	The country undergoing mobilization declares it only against this country	Austria-Hungary
1st August	Germany declares this on Russia	War
1st August	This country declares neutrality	Italy
1st August	Germany and this state sign a secret alliance treaty	Ottoman Empire
2nd August	Germany invades this country	Luxembourg
3rd August	Germany declares war on this country	France
3rd August	This country denies permission for German forces to pass through the French border	Belgium
4th August	This country declares war on Germany	The United Kingdom
5th August	This country declares war on Austria-Hungary	Montenegro
5th August	The Ottoman Empire closes this strait in northwestern Turkey	The Dardanelles
6th August	Austria-Hungary declares war on this country	Russia
6th August	Serbia declares war on this country	Germany
7th August	This force arrives in France	The British Expeditionary Force
9th August	This country declares war Germany	Montenegro
9th August	This campaign begins in German-occupied West Africa	Togoland Campaign
11th August	This country declares war on Austria-Hungary	France
12th August	The United Kingdom declares war on this country	Austria-Hungary
22nd August	Austria-Hungary declares war on this country	Belgium
23rd August	This country declares war on Germany	Japan
25th August	Japan declares war on this country	Austria-Hungary
26th August	The Togoland is conquered by the Britsh and what other force?	The French
11th September	This commonwealth country occupies German New Guinea	Australia
1st November	This country declares war on the Ottoman Empire	Russia
2nd November	This country begins the naval blockade of Germany	The United Kingdom
3rd November	This country declares war on the Ottoman Empire	Montenegro
3rd November	A battle was fought on the slopes of this African mountain	Kilimanjaro
5th November	The United Kingdom and France declare war on this German ally	Ottoman Empire
8th December	A naval battle is fought around these islands long before the feud between the United Kingdom and Argentina	The Falklands

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