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The trenches were the front lines, the most dangerous places. But behind them was a mass of supply lines, training establishments, stores, workshops, headquarters and all the other elements of the 1914-1918 system of war, in which the majority of troops were employed
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His assassination triggered WW1. He visited the Bosnian Capital in the summer of 1914 and was killed by assassins from the Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist group. _ from quizlet
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Assault carried out by mainly Turkish military forces against Armenian population in Anatolia in 1915; over a million Armenians perished and thousands fled to Russia and the Middle East.
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The countries go to war after much conflict.
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The anglicised name of the peninsula in Turkey where the Anzac and other Allied troops fought against Turkish forces. It was the first land battle fought by Australian soldiers in World War I and lasted from April to December 1915.
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On the morning of 6 May, Lusitania was 750 miles (1210 km) west of southern Ireland.
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Battle fought between French and German armies from February to December 1916; more than 700,000 people died - one of the most costly battles of the WWI
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The Battle of the Somme was planned as a joint French and British operation. The idea originally came from the French Commander-in-Chief, Joseph Joffre and was accepted by General Sir Douglas Haig, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) commander, despite his preference for a large attack in Flanders. Although Joffre was concerned with territorial gain, it was also an attempt to destroy German manpower.
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The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917 was initiated by millions of people who would change the history of the world as we know it.
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World War I speech delivered in Joint Session, January 8, 1918, in which Wilson enunciated.
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When the Armistice was signed on 11th November, 1918, it was agreed that there would be a Peace Conference held in Paris to discuss the post-war world. Opened on 12th January 1919, meetings were held at various locations in and around Paris until 20th January, 1920.
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The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers
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Russia would withdraw from World War.
