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The heir of the Austrian-Hungarian throne, Archdule Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were visiting Sarajevo and were shot by young member of secret society committed to banashing Bosnia of Austrian rule.
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The Russian leader, Ausitra's ally, took action on that same day and orderes mobilization of troops towards the Austrian border.
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Under the Schlieffan Plan, large parts of the german army were to race to west in order to defeat France and then would return to the east to fight against Russia
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There had been many failed developments through the time and there had been a lot of bloodshed from each side but it was mostly slaughter on the western front,
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The allies attacked on te Marne River and the German generals orderd to retreat after four days of fighting.
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The gallipoli campaign took place and British, New Zealand, Australian, and French troops assaulted the Gallipoli Peninsula on the western side. some Turkish troops that were commanded by German officers, defended the region
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During this month, the Germans launched an attack against the French near Verdun.
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about 20,000 British soldiers were dead by the first day and the British gained about five miles in the Some valley while the Germans advanced about four miles near Verdun.
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This policy was made because the Germans had announced that their submarines would sink without warning any ships in the waters around Britain.
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America had been trading economically with the allies a lot more than with with Central Powers. America also traded with Great Britain and France more than with Germany and when President Wilson asked congress to declare war, america joined wilingly.
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Communist leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin offered Germany a truce because he insisted on ending his country from involving any more in the war.
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The war between Russia and Germany was ended when they signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March after Lenin offered it. The countries gained their independance even after the war when the treaty became invalid.
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350 tanks lead the allies to attack through the German lines. The allied began to head more advance towards Germany when 2 million American troops arrived to help.
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on this date, WW1 ended after about four years of man slaughter and destruction. The leaders of the victious nations met up outside of Paris and worked out the terms of peace.
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on this date, the treaty of versailles was signed between the allied powers and Germany.