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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife to test Austro Hungarian troops in Bosnia. After the inspection a Serbian Nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on their way out of town -
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Austria Declares war on Serbia
Austria blames Serbia for the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
Battle of Tannenberg
As the Russians where getting supplies in Prussia, Germany Used their railroad system to surround Russia's second army before the commander finds out what was going on. Germany won the battle but they lost 13,000 -
Zeppelins ( not exact date)
Zeppelins were used by the Germans to Attack London and to assist navy ships. The Zeppelins were defeated when Airplanes shot them down -
Battle of Jutland
German forces planned to entrap British naval forces that way they can battle each ship one by one. The British admiral Beatty was aware of the Germans plot so Beatty lured the Germans by sending smaller fleets. It Worked but the exchange of fire was brief and Germany withdrew. June 1 1916: The Naval forces meet again and the battle was intense. Germany left alot of damge to the British before withdrawing. Although the British lost it alarmed the Kaiser to keep the ships consigned in the harbor -
Battle of the Somme
This battle lasted for about 5 months. Even when 60,000 British soldiers were killed or severely wounded on the first day, Marshall Douglas Haig ordered that the battle must continue. -
Lloyd George- Prime Minister
His war cabinet met every day ( Sir Douglas Haig may be the exception). Lloyd George was suspicious over the fact that sir Douglas Haig requests for freedom on the field and more troops. -
German U-boat campaign
Germany gave orders to sink any allied or neutral ship on sight in a month. Neutral countries became reluctant for shipping goods and Lloyd George commanded all ships to be given a convoy. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Russians signed the Armistance with Germany at Brest-Litovsk. They had to stop socialist propganda and Germany had to pay 300 million roubles. Russia had to surrender Poland and Ukraine and many other places. -
Armistice signed
The Armistice was signed to bring the end of the war
