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The Assassination
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28,
1914, was the spark that ignited a giant blaze. This single terrorist act set off a chainreaction within the alliance system that would result in the largest war Europe—and the world—had ever seen. -
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The Great War
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The War Begins
Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war against Serbia set off a chain reaction within
the alliance system. The countries of Europe followed through on their numerous and complex pledges to support one another. As a result, nearly all the nations of Europe
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The Schlieffen Plan
germany knew that russia could not mobalize thier troops quickly, so they used that as thier advantage, they attacked russia then france. -
Germany's Struggle
On September 5, the Allies attacked the Germans northeast of Paris, in the valley of the Marne River. it was the first battle but germany had to retreat. -
War In The Trenches
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
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Galipoli Campaign
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 GallipoliPeninsula on the western side of the strait. -
Fight At Verdun
In July of 1916, the British army tried to relieve the pressure on the French.British forces attacked the Germans northwest of Verdun, in the valley of the Somme River. In the first day of battle alone, more than 20,000 British soldiers were killed. Bythe time the Battle of the Somme ended in November, each side had suffered overhalf a million casualties. -
Wood Delville
The battle of Delville Wood, 15 July-3 September 1916, began as part of the battle of Bazentine Ridge, itself part of the first battle of the Somme. Delville Wood was on the extreme right flank of the attack on Bazentine Ridge -
unrestricted submarine warfare.
In January 1917,the Germans announced that their submarines would sink without warning any ship in thewaters around Britain. This policy was called unrestricted submarine warfare. -
U.S.A 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. -
Russia withdraws
Russia’s withdrawal from the war at last allowed Germany to
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Germany on the brink
In July 1918, the Allies and Germans clashed at the Second Battle of the Marne.
Leading the Allied attack were some 350 tanks that rumbled slowly forward, smashingthrough the German lines. With the arrival of 2 million more American troops, theAllied forces began to advance steadily toward Germany. -
The end
Warring nationssign armistice ending the war.
Veterans DAy!! -
The Treaty of Versailles
The differences between French, British, and U.S. aims led to heated arguments
among the nations’ leaders. 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.