Ww1 soldiers

The Great War

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    World War 1

  • Archduke Ferdinand Killed

    Archduke Ferdinand Killed

    He is killed by a serb in Bosnia
  • Germany Declares War On France

    Germany Declares War On France

    The next few days eveyone is at war
  • Total War

    Total War

    Zeppelen air raid on England
  • U-boat sinks the Lusitania

    U-boat sinks the Lusitania

    1,198 civilians, including 128 Americans die
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    Battle of Verdun

    the Battle of Verdun, is fought to a draw with an estimated one million casualties.
  • Canadians take Vimy Ridge

    Canadians take Vimy Ridge

  • French soldiers mutiny

    French soldiers mutiny

    Over half a million French soldiers mutiny, or "go on strike" and refuse to continue the failed offensive
  • USA Joins The War

    USA Joins The War

    American troops in France fire their first shot in trench warfare.
  • "the Red Baron" is killed

    "the Red Baron" is killed

    Baron von Richthofen, "the Red Baron" is killed in air dog-fight.
  • The War Ends

    The War Ends

    At eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the war ends as Germany and Allies sign an Armistice

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