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Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by the black hand/ Gavin Princip, after Franz dodged a bomb and took a wrong turn on his way to the hospital -
During this time the government wanted to influence opinions by creating pamphlets, articles, and posters. These items were used for recruitment, changing public opinion, nationalism. -
The eastern front was held by the unprepared Russian army. This front saw the most casualties and the first use of deadly mustard gas. -
A battle between the British and Germans in the beginning of WW1 -
On September 15,1914 the first trenches were dug on the western front -
Allied and German forces begin the first of what would be three battles to control the city -
An unofficial ceasefire along the western front around Christmas of 1914 -
Unlimited submarine (u-boot) warfare -
Longest bloodiest battle of WW1, Germans used total war to destroy French morale. February 21-December 18 1916 -
The major battle between The British and Germany, fought near the Skagerrak -
British launched an attack in Somme River area to pull German troops away from Verdun. -
The U.S. has lost 50,000 lives. More than two million soldiers fought in the war. -
Soldiers maneuver a tank or "landship" over a trench -
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed which officially pulled Russia aka (the USSR) out of WW1 -
Negotiations began in January 1919 and continued through June. Each country had its own goals for the treaty. But as this treaty was signed by Clémenceau for France, Wilson for the USA, Lloyd George for Great Britain, and Orlando for Italy, WW1 came to a end.