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ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND
Archduke was assassinated by "The shot heard around the world" in June 28,1914 in Bosnia by the Black hand (Gavrilo Princip) -
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OUTBREAK OF WWI
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28,1914, escalating into a chain reaction of alliances being invoked, which lead to a widespread conflict -
THE EASTERN FRONT
The Eastern front was held by the unprepared Russian army. This front saw the most casualties and the first use of deadly mustard gas. This battle was mostly fought between Russia and Germany. this front was easier to break because it moved more and was longer. -
BATTLE OF TANNENBERG
The Battle of Tannenberg started on August 26 and ended on August 30, 1914, during World War I It was against Germany and Russia and resulted in the decisive defeat and near-total destruction of the Russian Second Army, with around 30,000 casualties and 92,000 captured troops. This victory boosted German morale, and significantly slowed down Russian advancements on the Eastern Front early in the war. -
BATTLE OF MARNE
The Battle of the Marne happened from September 6th to September 12th, 1914, close to the Marne River in France, French and British armies had managed to stop the German troops who were trying to get to Paris. This battle stopped the German plan to quickly win the war and made the fighting in the Western Front last longer. -
BATTLE OF YPRES
The Battle of Ypres happened on October 19, 1914, and ended on November 22, 1914. It resulted in an Allied victory. The primary reason for its commencement was the British desire to secure english channel ports and British army's supply lines.Ypres was completely destroyed in battle and had to be rebuilt. -
CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914
The Christmas truce was an unofficial ceasefire along the Western front around Christmas of 1914. It started from the Germans laying out lanterns along the edge of their trenches and carols breaking out. -
BATTLE OF GALLIPOLI
The Battle of Gallipoli, happened from Feb 19, 1915 to Jan 9,1916, was between British, French, Australian ect. against the Ottoman Empire. The battle is remembered for its severe conditions, significant casualties, and the eventual withdrawal of the allied forces. The allied forces suffered 250,000 casualties, including over 44,000 deaths, while the Ottoman Empire lost around 250,000 troops, with about 87,000 deaths. -
BATTLE OF VERDUN
The Battle of Verdun started on February 21, 1916, and ended on December 18, 1916. It was fought between German and French troops and lasted for almost 10 months, resulting in about 400,000 deaths and about 800,000 wounded/missing soldiers from both sides. Neither the Germans nor the French clearly won the battle. However, the French managed to hold onto the city of Verdun. -
THE WESTERN FRONT
The Western front battle started on February 1st and ended om December 18th 1916. It was the longest and bloodiest battle of WWI -
BATTLE OF SOMME
The battle of Somme was fought between France and England. It was a 6 month battle and took place between July 1,1916 and November 18, 1916. The result of this battle was an allied victory. The battle of Somme ended being one of the deadliest battles in history with well over one million casualties and 300,000 fatalities. -
AMERICA JOINS WWI
America joined WWI on April 6th, 1917 the reason for this was the sinking of Lusitania (a civilian cruise ship) and Zimmerman telegram (intercepted message between Germany and Mexico) -
BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE
The battle of Passchendaele (3rd battle of Ypres) took place from July 31st- November 10, 1917. It was fought between the British and Allied forces against the Germans in Belgium. Despite gaining some ground the battle caused a lot of casualties and after several months of poor fighting conditions (heavy rain and mud) the Allied forces eventually secured the area they fought for. -
BATTLE OF CAPORETTO
The battle of Caporetto started on October 24,1917 and ended on December 19,1917. It was fought between
Austria-Hungary, Germany and the Italian army and took place along the Isonzo river. It was a severe setback for the Italians and caused them to retreat due to heavy casualties and the loss of substantial (alot) territory. -
BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
The Battle of Cambrai started in November 1917 and ended on December 6, 1917.The British used numerous tanks for the first time in battle, trying to surprise the Germans and break their defense lines. This was successful at first but after the germans regrouped the battle ended without a decisive winner. -
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Russia withdrew from war in 1917 which ended the Eastern front fighting -
ARMISTCE
The official end of fighting happened on November 11, 1918. But this was not the end of the war itself. After the war, Europe faced many challenges. some including millions of casualties, broken empires, changed borders, the addition of new nations, and world economic changes. Germany accepted responsibility and agreed to pay reparations of €6,600 million. -
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
The treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on June 28, 1919 and marked the official end of WWI. The treaty made it so that Germany had to pay huge sums of money for compensation of the damage she caused.