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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria
The shooting of the archduke by a Serbian nationalist was important because it started the chain of events leading to the war. -
Austria rejected Serbia's offer and declared war.
Serbia's ally Russia took action. The Russian leaders ordered troops to the Austrian border. -
strategy development
The triple alliance had a defensive strategy. the war on the wetern front was a stalemate -
First battle of the marne
They sent more then 600 taxi cabs to the front. then 4 days of fighting . The German general told them to retreat. -
Russian forces invaded Germany
The German sent thousands of their troops to the eastern front and had a stale mate on the western front. -
the battle of limanowa
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started to dig miles of parallel trenches.
They use the trenches to protect themselves from the enemies. this was known as the Thrench Warfare. -
German's Schlifen plan
The Germans's ligtnig quick strike didnt wirk in turned in to a stalemate. -
German's use unrestricted submarines
The German's have announced that their submarines would sink without warning any ship in the waters around Britain. -
United States enters the war
The U.S became allies with the France, and the allies had the favor of winning, -
the battle of the somme
British army tried to relieve the pressure on the French. British forces attacked the Germans -
the second battle of the marne
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treaty of varsail