Sections 1 and 2 Timeline

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  • Arch Franz Ferdinand Assasination

    He was assassinated by a group in Serbia.

  • Austria-Hungary Declares war on Serbia

    The starting point of World War One.

  • Germany declares war on Russia

    Germany was allied with A-H, and Russia was allied with Serbia, which is why Germany declared war on Russia

  • Battle of Tannenburg

    First battle of World War One

  • Battle of Marne

    Made it clear that neither side was capable of winning the war easily.

  • German submarine sinks American Lusitania

    Build up to U.S. entering the war

  • The battle of Verdun

    France advanced back to their original ground

  • Battle of Somme

    The largest battle of World War One

  • Declaration of War on Germany

    The U.S. declares war on Germany

  • Selective Service Act

    Enlisted a lot of people into the Military