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Archduke franz ferdinand and his wife are assassinated
in june 1914 archduke franz ferdinand, herd to the Austrian throne was assassinated while on a tour in sarajevo by a serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip of the black hand organization. this spark was the start of world war 1. -
british declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary
because of the alliance britain had with france after Germany declared war on france britian declare war on Germany and her allied -
Germany u-boats sink the lusitania
one of the worst disaster occurred on may 7 1915 when German u-boat sink the british liner lusitania off the coast of ireland. 1198 person died of which 128 was American. -
The British blockade
As fighting on land continued the British begin to make use of its naval strength. It block the German coast to prevent weapons and other military supplies from getting through. By 1917 famine stalked and most of the German solider starved to death. -
The battle of somme claim million of lives
the deadest battle in world war 1 in which country used the trench warfare that claim 1.2 million lives. -
The United states declares war on germany
After numberious of casaulties like the sinking of the British lusitania in which 1198people died of which 128 was Americans, the sinking of four unarmed American merchant ships, with the loss of 36 Americans lives and the zimmmermann note a telegram from the german foreign minster to Mexico America's neutrality could not be question any longer. They than declares war on the central power. -
The selective service act sets up the draft.
In order to meet the government's need for more fighting power, in may of 1917 congress passed the selective service act which required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service. -
Russia withdraw from the war
Russia was having an ongoing crisis back home with the over throwing of czar Nicohlas II and the tranffer of power. -
American war hero(Alvin York)
On october 8, 1918, arned only with a rifle and a revolver, York killed 25 germans and with six doughboy captured 132 prisoners. he was sometime called the outstanding solider of the AEF by General Pershing, but most people refer to him as America's greatest hero. -
The collapse of Germany(Armistice Day)
After Austria-Hungray surrendered on november 3, 1918 to the allies. That same day, Germany sailors mutinied against government authority. And after these frequent rebellion by army personel the German government finally surrendered at the 11 hour of the 11 day in the 11 month of 1918 signing the Armistice, or true end of the war
