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An attack on the Ottoman Empire to help take pressure of Russia's front. There was hope that the Turks would have a revolution and join the allies.
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Franz and his wife Sophie were killed by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip
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The beginning of WW1, the 'Great War,' happened on July 28, 1914. It began in Europe but spread throughout the world and many countries got involved within the first month.
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Russia, France and Great Britan declare war against Germany.
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First major battle of WW1 between the Russians and the Germans. Won by Germany.
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This battle set back the Germans. This battle also ended hope the Germans had of bringing the war on the
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Britisn and German soldiers set down their weaons and met in No Man's Land.
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The Armenian Genocide was carried out by the "Young Turk" government of the Ottoman Empire. One and a half of two and a half million were killed.
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A British ocean liner the Lusitania was sunk on May 7, 1915 by Germany. This drove America's entrance into World War I.
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Successsful blockade on Germany.
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Policy that stated that Germany would sink any ship in British waters without any warning.
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The Germans attacked the town of Verdun in an operation called Gericht. The battle lasted 10 months but the city never fell. The French lost 540,000 and the German lost 430,000 men.
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One of the most bitter and costly battles of the war that started with a main attack on the western front asan attempt to break though German lines at the Somme river. The British lost 58,000 men on the first day. Battle lasted until November 8th.
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A message sent to Mexico from the Germans asking for a military alliance against the United States
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One million French soldiers were killed on the Western front.
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The United States Joined it's allies Britan, France, and Russia in World War One.
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The Bolshevik Revolution was the overthrow of the Russian government that took place in the fall of 1917.
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Outlined in a speech given to the American Congress in January 1918. They became the basis for a peace program and on the back of this plan, Germany and it's alles agreed to an armistice in nov 1918.
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A disease that killed more people than the war. 20 to 40 million people died.
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An armistice was signed in a railroad car parked in a French forest near the front lines.
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The Treaty that formally ended World War 1.
