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The Assassination Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinanad was assassinated june 28th 1914, this led to many causes including world war 1. -
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The Great War
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The Great War Begins
In 1914, Europe was split into two groups the triple entante including Great Britain, France, and Russia. The other group was the triple alliance including Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. On this day Austria-Hungary declared war on Seberia, which started a chain reaction. -
The Schlieffen Plan
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Germany Is Forced Back
On September 5th the allies attacked Germany northeast of Paris. The allies pushed Germany back 60 miles. This was one of the most important battles in the war, because it had ruined Schlieffen's plans. -
Trench Warfare
By early 1915, opposing armies on the Western Front had dug
miles of parallel trenches to protect themselves from enemy fire. This set the stage for what became known as trench warfare. In this type of warfare, soldiers fought each other from trenches. -
Gallipoli Peninsula
The effort to take the Dardanelles strait began in February 1915.
It was known as the Gallipoli campaign. British, Australian, New Zealand, and French troops made repeated assaults on the Gallipoli Peninsula on the western side of the strait. -
Battle Of Verdun
was one of the major battles during the First World War on the Western Front. It was fought between the German and French armies, from 21 February to 18 December 1916. -
The Battle of Delville Wood
The Battle of Delville Wood 14 July—3 September, was an engagement in the 1916 Battle of the Somme in the First World War. It took place between the armies of the German Empire and allied British and empire forces. -
unrestricted submarine warfare
In January 1917,the Germans announced that their submarines would sink without warning any ship in the waters around Britain. This policy was called unrestricted submarine warfare. -
The United States Enter The War.
On April 2, 1917, President Wilson asked Congress to declare war.The United States entered the war on the side of the Allies. -
Vladimir Ilyich
in november 1917, communist leader vladimir siezed power. his first act was that he offered russia a truce. -
Russia Withdraws From The War
Russia’s withdrawal from the war at last allowed Germany to
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Germany On The Edge Of Defeat
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The Great War Ends
On November 11, World War I came to an end.After four years of slaughter and destruction, the time had come to forge a peace
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The Treaty of Versailles
The differences between French, British, and U.S. aims led to arguments among the nations. Finally a compromise was reached. The Treaty of Versailles between Germany and the Allied powers was signed on June 28, 1919 five years to the day after Franz Ferdinand’s assassination in Sarajevo.