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WW1
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Battle of the Somme
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Germany invades Belgium
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Battle of Tannenburg
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First Battle of the Marne
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Sinking of the Lusitania
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Germans capture Warsaw from Russians
After being defeated in warsaw earlier in the war, they enter Warsaw again in victory. -
Battle of Loos
The Battle of Loos was one of the major British offensives mounted on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I. It marked the first time the British used poison gas during the war. -
Battle of Verdun
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Battle of the Jutland
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Germany starts unrestricted Uboat campaigns
The use of unrestricted submarine warfare was announced by Germany on January 9th, 1917. The use of unrestricted submarine warfare was to have a major impact on World War One as it was one of the main reasons why America joined the war. -
U.S. declares war
President Wilson declares war in europe and pushes its way into The Great War -
USSR withdraws from ww1
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German Spring offensive of 1918
also known as the Ludendorff Offensive, was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during World War I, which marked the deepest advances by either side since 1914. The German authorities had realised that their only remaining chance of victory was to defeat the Allies before the overwhelming human and matériel resources of the United States could be deployed. They also had the advantage of nearly 50 divisions freed by the Russian surrender -
First Zeppelin attack on London
In January 1915, two Zeppelin navel airships 190 metres long, flew over the east coast of England and bombed great Yarmouth and King's Lynn. The first Zeppelin raid on London took place on 31st May 1915. The raid killed 28 people and injured 60 more. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The start of the collapse of the German army. -
First Battle of The Marne
It resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army under Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. The battle effectively ended the month-long German offensive that opened the war and had reached the outskirts of Paris. -
World War 1 Ends
By the war's end, four major imperial powers—the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires—had been militarily and politically defeated. The last two ceased to exist.
