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The spark that started the war was the assassination of Archdukke Franz Ferdinand. This caused Europe to have a chain reaction which led to the biggest war the word had ever seen.
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Europe is split into two different alliances. One of them included Great Britain, France, and Russia. It was named the Triple Entente. The other alliance, the Triple Alliance, included Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy. These alliances drew the countries into war even more. Germany invades France, and they became deadlocked in the northern region of France. This area became known as the Western Front.
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After Germany's Schlieffen plan worked, they had overrun Belgium and had a hold in France.
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The Eastern Front was a battlefield that stretched along the Germna and Russian border. The battle included the Russians and Serbs versus the Germans, Austrians, and Turks.
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Just before France was completely taken control by Germany, German plans were leaked to the French military. The Germans were ambushed in the valley of Marne River. It was four days of fighting before the Germans retreated.
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British, Australian, New Zealand, and French troops attacked the Gallipoli Peninsula on the Western Side in order to end the stalemate. The plan did not work and it ended in another bloody stalemate,
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The Germans launched a massive attack against the French, where each side lost more than 300000 men. This was done by all the destructive weapons that were invented.
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British forces attacked the Germans northwest of Verdun at the balley of the Somme River. When the battle ended, each side lost more than half a million casualties.
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The focus of the war switched to Submarine Warfare. Countries set up Naval blockades in hope to lower a countries resources.
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Germany angered America after shooting down 3 of their ships. After the British intercepted a message that Germany was asking Mexico to ally them in exchange for helping them reclaim America, the United States join the Allied Powers against Germany.
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The Communist leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin seized power and wanted to end Russia's involvement in the war. He offered Germany a truce which they agreed to.
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Germany launched a final attack on the French. It was one of the largest artillery attacks in the war where they used over 6000 cannons.
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Germans and the Allies clash on the Second Battle of the marine. The Central powers start losing the war and crumble apart.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II stepped down from leader of Germany. A treaty called the armstice was made and it was the start of the end of WW1.
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The Treaty of Versailles was created between Germany and the Allied powers was signed on June 28th, 1919. This treaty created peace through the countries.