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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary's throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip while the couple were visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia.
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Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and France were all drawn into the war, largely because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend certain other nations.
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Women had a big job to do during the war. They had to keep after the child, find their own job, help do their part in the war while their husbands were off in the war. They were usually wroking in factories helping make products or something of that similar nature. The Women had to wear the pants while the men were gone. They also had to come home and cook food for their children.
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Britain declared war on Germany.
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The Trenches were a very dangerous place to be stationed at to fight, The Trenches were little crawl spaces that men had to live out of for very long periods of time. The trenches weren't dug very deep into the ground so the soldiers had to crouch down so that their heads wouldn't get blown off from large explosions.
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During this time, Australian troops were meant in stop at france or the middle east for six weeks of training, but Turkey had been declared an ally to Germany so the British, in charge of the Australians had to change plans to train in Egypt
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The United Kingdom announces that the North Sea is a military area, effectively creating a blockade of goods into Germany.
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Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain, essentially effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets.
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The Second Battle of Ypres begins. It is during this battle that the Germans first use poison gas.
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The battle of Lone Pine took place between the 6th - 10th of August, Australian soldiers took control of a Turkish trench that was covered as extra defence and protection, the Australians managed to capture several other Turkish trenches over the 4 days.
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This battle was fought on a very small battlefield, the size of a tennis court. This battles reulted in a lot of casualties for the Australians. This battle was classified as a suicidal mission.
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Tsar Nicholas II takes personal control over Russia's armies.
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The first of troops were recalled,this was carried out over 11 days, Allied forces initiated a full retreat from the gallipoli peninsula, this was carried out each night and resulted in very minimal casualties.
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The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War 1 and was one of the bloodiest.
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the major naval battle of the war, begins.
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This was symbolised as the horrors of trench warfare in WW1. The British facedmuch criticism about the huge number of casulties in this battle. In the first day alone, the British army sees 60,000 casulties had 420,000 in total. Tanks are first introduced into battle.
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The zimmerman note was a note sent to Mexico by The German's stating that the two countries should come together and form a military alliance agianst the United States. A British cryptographer got ahold of the coded telegram and deciphered it. The British released the Zimmerman note to Wilson on February 24. The United States Congress formally declared war against Germany on April 6, 1917.
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Prior to 1915, 120 Americans were killed when German submarines sunk the Lusitania, one year later the Sussex was sunk by German u-boats, Americans were outraged. not until 1917 were diplomatic agreements with Germany shattered when the Americans discovered Germany was provoking Mexico and Japan to attack the United States.
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The selective service act was made so that the United States would have a large army that they could use to fight the war with. The act was made by Captain Hugh Johnson shortly after the United States had joined the war. The Selective Service Act got many men to enlist in the army and the army nearly tripled during the war.
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace.
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Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers.
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German flying ace, Baron Manfred von Richthofen (more commonly known as the Red Baron), is shot down.
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Germany signs an Armistice to officially end World War One
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The Treaty of Versailles officially ends World War 1.
