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In Sarajevo, Bosnia, Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian assassin
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After the Bosnia incident, Austria declares war on Serbia, sparking The First World War
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world war 1 starts. from a series of events.
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a First World War battle fought for the strategic town of Ypres in western Belgium in October and november 1914
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166 men in active service
299 members of the reserve
970 volunteers
1499 members
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Winston Churchill orders a naval attack on Gallipoli in an attempt to force The Ottoman Empire out of the war. French ships attack Gallipoli
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it was a long and hard battle.
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a First World War battle fought for control of the strategic Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium in the spring of 1915
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British, ANZAC and French soldiers arrive on the shores of Gallipoli to proceed in the campaign to remove the Ottoman forces from the war
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Luxury British ocean liner accidentally sunk by Germans
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It marked the first time that Germany used poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front.
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An attempted diversion during Gallipoli by New Zealand and Australian forces to force a breakout of ANZAC perimeter which failed miserably
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Operation to seize control of the Gallipoli Peninsula from the ottoman empire
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Diversion failed and many ANZAC soldiers killed
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ANZACs captured the high ground and won the battle
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Losing the battle, Britain and its allies decide to start evacuating Gallipoli
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the last few soldiers are evacuated from gallipoli with major success
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The attack on Verdun came about because of a plan by the German Chief of General Staff, von Falkenhayn. He wanted to “bleed France white” by launching a massive German attack on a narrow stretch of land that had historic sentiment for the French – Verdun.
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The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of the war.
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Was a British military operation on the Western Front during World War I.
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it was a british military operation.
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1 million deaths makes it the most bloodied battle.
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The casualties from Verdun and the impact the battle had on the French Army was a primary reason for the British starting the Battle of the Somme in an effort to take German pressure off of the French at Verdun.
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also known as the Third Battle of Ypres. Passchendaele lay on the last ridge east of Ypres, five miles from a railway junction at Rouselare, which was a vital part of the supply system of the German Fourth Army.
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The battle took place on the Western Front, between June and November 1917, for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders.
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also known as the Battle of Estaires or the Fourth Battle of Ypres
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The German attack zone was in Flanders, from about 10 km east of Ypres in Belgium to 10 km east of Béthune in France.
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Also known as the Advance of Flanders and the Battle of the Peaks of Flanders.
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After the German Spring Offensive of 1918 was stopped, German morale waned and the increasing numbers of American soldiers arriving on the Western Front gave western allies a growing advantage over the German forces
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the war raged for 4 years.
