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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
This was the smoking gun to start WWI. -
Germany declares war on France + Russia
WORLD WAR 1 BEGINS -
1st battle at Marne
Allies stop German advance on Paris -
2nd Battle of Ypres
Germans use chemical weapons for the first time..... -
Sinking of Lusitania
It was one of the worst disasters......
1,198 people died and 128 of them were Americans.....
American public opinion turned against Germany and the Central Powers..... -
Battle of Verdun
French hold the line in longest battle of the war -
Battle of Somme
Disastrous British offensive -
U.S declares war on Germany
U.S Officials enter the war -
3rd Battle of Ypres
Allied victory costs over half a million casualities -
2nd Battle of Marne
The turning point of the war......
Allies advance steadily after defeating the Germans -
Battle of Meuse-Argonne
American advance helps end the war -
Treaty of Versailles
it established nine new nations.....
