The Great War Timeline Assignment

  • Franz Ferdinand's Assassination

    Importance: This was a start of a big war. This set off a chain reaction. Causing the biggest war in Europe history along with the biggest war in history.
  • Austria Rejects Serbia's Offer

    Importance: Austria declared war. The same day Russia took action. But Europe did not want Austria and Russia to team up. but it was too late the war had already started.
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    Nations Take Sides

    Importance: The territories lines were set. The two sides were Central Powers and the other was Allies. Countries in the Central Powers were Germany and Austria-Hungary. On the Allies were Great Britain, France, Russia, Japan, and Italy.
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    Eastern Front Development

    This was on the Edge of Paris
  • Battle of the Western Front

    The Alles attacked the Germans Northeast. They made them attack. When reinforcement were needed they sent more than 600 texicabs rushed soldiers from Paris to the front. After four days the Germans decided to retreat.
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    Trench Warfare

    Men were at war in trenches. It was difficult to live in filled with rats.
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    Battle on Western Front

    Germans launched a massive attack against the French. Each sidde lost 300,000 men.
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    Battle on Western Front

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    Submarine Warfare & USA Joins the War

    Germans sent submarines into the Atlantic Ocean. Failed crops as well as Britissh naval blockade servere food shortages.
  • President Wilson declares War

    United States join the Allies
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    Development of Eastern front

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    Treaty of Brest-Litovek

    this signed by Germans and Russian which neded the war between them
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    Second Battle of Marne

    Allies and Germans go to war. Tanks going in crushing Germans lines.
  • Ending of World War I

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Signed between Germany and Allied powers