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Assassination
Archduke ferdinand and his wife are assassinated then this made people really mad -
War
Austria-hungary declares war on serbia. Russia took action against Austria-Hungary. europe had two alliance the triple entente and the triple alliance -
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Alliances were made
The central powers were fighting against the alies -
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Germany Schlieffen Plan
The germans had overrun Belguim and swept into france -
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Russian movement on the eastern front
Russia forces defeated the Austrians twice in september of 1914 -
German army
The allies attacked the germans northeast of paris in the valley of the marne river -
Battles in February
Defence of the Suez Canal 3 February 1915
Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes 7 February 1915
Initial Dardanelles Bombardment 19 February 1915 -
Battle of verdun
Battle of Verdun 21 February 1916 -
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The Battle of Delville Wood
The Battle of Delville wood -
Germany makes a move
The germans made a announced that their submarines would sink any ship without warning that is around britain -
USA enters the war
President Wilson asked congress to declare war then the US was in the war -
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Russia has a change of power
Communist leader Vladimir Ilyich seized power in Russia and offered a truce between Russia and germany -
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Truce
Russia and Germany signed the treaty of Brest-Litovsk which ended the war -
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Battle of the marne
The Allies and Germans fought at the secound battle of the Marne. after this the Allies were steadliy moving towards Germany -
Peace
World War 1 is over. the winning nations met at paris to make a peace settlement. the peace settlement left many people feeling bitter and betrayed. -
League of Nations
The treaty of Versailles between Germany and the Allied powers was signed on June 28, 1919