PHASE 2

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  • BATTLE OF THE MARNE

    BATTLE OF THE MARNE

    Stopped the German advance toward Paris.

  • ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND

    Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne; his assassination on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo started the war.
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    TSAR NICHOLAS II

    Emperor of Russia; abdicated in March 1917 during the Russian Revolution.
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    WW1. FIGURES

    It started on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It ended on November 11, 1918, when Germany signed the Armistice of Compiègne, stopping the fighting.
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    KAISER WILHELM II

    Emperor of Germany; supported Austria-Hungary and led Germany during the war.
  • BATTLE OF VERDUN

    BATTLE OF VERDUN

    One of the longest and bloodiest battles in history.
  • KEY DATES

    KEY DATES

    The United States entered the war.
  • RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

    RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

    Led to the fall of the Tsar and creation of the Soviet Union.
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    KEY DATES

    Treaty of Versailles was signed, officially ending the war.
  • TREATY OF VERSAILLES

    TREATY OF VERSAILLES

    Imposed heavy penalties on Germany.