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Balkan Wars
(Britannica Editors, 2019) The two Balkan Wars were military conflicts that helped deprived the Ottoman Empire of all remaining territory in Europe. The first war was fought between Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and the Ottoman Empire. Then the second war started with Greece, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria in Macedonia. The results of the Balkan Wars, Greece gained south Macedonia. Serbia gained Kosovo and extended north and central Macedonia so the Balkan war would cause tension in World War -
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
On June 28, 1914, Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were in a motorcade traveling through Sarajevo to get to the Town Hall. Along the routes, the Black Hand has several assassins around. The first assassination occurred but failed as the bomb that was thrown towards the car bounced off but landed under the car next to them. Archduke was able to speed away and get to the town hall. But coming back another assassin was next to them. He took the advantage and fired twice hitting archduke and his wife -
The Beginning of World War 1
(History Editors, 2019) The great World War 1 wouldn't have happened in 1914 if Archduke Franz Ferdinand got assassinated. The war' wouldn't last until 1918 as many conflicts happened as Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary fought against, Great Britain, France, the 'United States, and Russia. World War I saw many destruction and warfare. As time went over many were victorious but came with many losses with more than 16 million people, soldiers and civilians were dead. -
The Battle of Gallipoli
This was a battle where the Allied Powers were very unsuccessful to control the sea route from Europe to Russia. Also the Gallipoli campaign, the British goal was to capture the Ottoman Empire Capital. That was also a disaster and unsuccessful as they would suffer 200,000 casualties during the campaign. -
Lusitania Sinks
As the Lusitania was close to approaching the coast of Ireland, they were then spotted by the german u-boat-U-20 which went into attack and fired a torpedo. The torpedo made a direct hit to the ship and a huge explosion has started. Captain William Turner ordered to head to the Irish coast but it was too late, a new order was made and was to abandon the ship. It was very difficult as the ship was tilted so far one side and sinking. In 20 minutes with 1,959 onboard, 1,198 died and 761 survived. -
Battle of Verdun
A 10-month span battle in which the French and German would fight over a small town of Verdun. The French villages would get wiped out as casualties amounted to 400,000, Germans suffering to 350,000, and 300,000 were killed. This battle would be known to be a major battle in this conflict as it was the longest, ferocious, and bloodiest battle. -
The Somme
Fought in Northern France and known to be the bloodiest battle of World War I. Was a battle between the French and British armies who fought the Germans. The goal was to see the French army fight and too weak the German Army. The British army suffered nearly 200,000 casualties. Both sides would have nearly 1,000,000 losses together. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmermann Telegram/Note was very significant in history because it forced the United States President to reverse his initial position on America's involvement in the conflict between the Europeans and to commit to war against Germany. The Zimmermann telegram was intercepted by the British, in which so Germany thought of the idea to an alliance with Mexico. Now as the American head to England, it would lead to ships being sunk as a desperate effort to counter the British blockade. -
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution took place when the working-class people and the peasants revolted against its own government, Tsar Nicholas II. They were led by Vladimir Lenin and his group called Bolsheviks. This caused events like Bloody Sunday, the Bolshevik Revolution, and its evolvement in World War 1. -
U.S. enters World War 1
The U.S. would join its allies, France, Russia, and Britain to fight in WWI. They were under command by General John J. Pershing as he was able to get more than about 2 million U.S. soldiers to fight in France. Also, the U.S. entered because Germany was still continuing to wage unrestricted submarines that resulted in sinking American ships. Also, the interception of the Zimmerman Telegram, which Germany wanted Mexico to join to go against the US was another reason. So the war was declared. -
Russia's Withdraw from WWI
Russia's participation in World War 1caused many disasters for the tsar armies. Russia's communists Bolsheviks opposed the war and quickly wanted peace. So they signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. It was a peace treaty between the government of Russia and the Central Powers to end Russia's participation in WWI. -
Chateau-Thierry
The first action of the American Expeditionary Forces led by General John J. Pershing as it was a battle part of World War I as the Second Battle of the Marne. Was a German Spring of 1918 Offensive. The battle went as the German Army was being pushed back across the Marne River. -
The Battle of Argonne
This was the last battle of World War 1. It was the goal of reaching the railroad junction as it was a massive attack along a line. The U.S. had a massive troop size of 1 million which was not tested. The offense from America started with a massive artillery attack which lasted until October 3rd. But German was strong as Americans forced the Germans back. At the end of the second stage which lasted till October 26th America had over 10 miles and cleared Argonne Forest. -
Armistice
An Armistice between Germany and the French happened in which they both agreed to end the fight on the Western Front in Europe. This Armistice happened on the eleventh hour on November 11, 1918. It took 6 months of negotiation at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference but still ended the fighting. In 1926 Armistice Day in the US became a holiday but in 1954 to honor veterans on WWII and the Korean War, they changed the name to Veterans Day. -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty of Versailles is the peace treaty that brought WWI to an end. The treaty was signed on June 28, 1919, in Versailles by the Allied and powers by Germany. The treaty had the Covenant of the League of Nations in which members guaranteed other's independence and territorial integrity. The treaty would be criticized by Germans who thought violated the Fourteen Points and that it would screw over their economy. But the treaty would still pass through. -
The First Meeting of the League of Nations
(History Editors, 2010) The first council meeting the League held in Paris to create peace by Wilson's Fourteen Points. It happened six days after the Versailles Treaty and which was when the Covenant of the League of Nations would come to full force.
