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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot to death in Sarajevo. The political objetive was to break of Austria-Hungary's south-slav provinces -
First air raid on Britain
two German planes s drop bomb's on Great Yarmouth -
Allie begin evacuation in Gallipoli
the british evacuates 3,000 survivers over sea -
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was one of the critical battles during World War I on the Western Front. It was fought between the German and French armies. The Battle of Verdun ended with a French victory as the German assailants failed to capture Verdun and were pushed back close to their initial starting lines. -
Battle of Jutland
he Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle of World War I and the only full-scale clash of battleships in that war. It was only the second major fleet action between steel battleships in any war.Both sides claimed victory -
battle of the Summe
Also known as the Somme offensive. took place between July 1st and the 18th of November. One of the biggest battles in World War 1 -
U.S. Enters the War
On April 6 1917 war was called in U.S.A. with the permission of congress.To some people this was a natural progression as it was thought that the U.S.A. were backing up Britain and that they weren't neutral in any case -
Battle of Cambrai
Noted for the first successful use of tanks in a combined arms operation, the British attack demonstrated that the Hindenburg Line could be penetrated, while the German counter attack showed the value. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marnelast major German Spring Offensive on the Western Front during World War I. The German attack failed when an Allied counterattack led by French forces overwhelmed the Germans, inflicting severe casualties. -
Germany Signed Armistice
Germany signed and armistice with the allies- the official date of the end of World War 1
