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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke was going through the streets of Sarajevo when a member of a Serbian national group called the black hand assassinated him. -
Austria-Hungry declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungry gave Serbia a month to convict the members of the black hand or else they would declare war on them. -
Alliance and Declaring war snowball effect
Russia had an alliance with Serbia and declared war with Austria-Hungry. Germany had an alliance with Austria-Hungry and then declared war on Russia. England and France both had an alliance with Russia and then declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungry. -
First battle of the War
Battle of Marne begins. Germans are within 30 miles of Paris but with the thanks to taxi's they get troops out on the fronts. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The British ship had about 1,200 people on it. It got torpedoed by a German U-Boat. It was carrying 128 american citizens. -
Longest Battle of the war at Verdun
The battle of Verdun was the longest battle of the war. It lasted about 10 months and both sides sustained many casualties. -
Battle of Jutland
Battle was 60 miles of the coast of Jutland Denmark. It was a battle between the 2 largest Navy's in the world. -
Start of Russian Revolution
Tsar Nicholas abdicates the Russian throne. There was a week of riots in St. Petersburg the capital of Russia. -
United States Enter WW1
After many years of being neutral the USA joins the war. They join on the allies side. -
WW1 Officially Over
Treaty is signed. Germany get a ton of reparations by the allies. France gets some of its land back. The war is at peace for about 30 years.
