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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife
This was important because the leader of an allied nation is murderd. His country declares war and asks for support. -
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World War 1 Events
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Austria-Hungary declare war against Serbia
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife starts the war with Austria-Hungary and Serbia -
First Battle of the Marne
Resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army -
Battle of Limanowa
Between the Austria-Hungarian Army and the Russian Army near the town of Limanowa -
Gallipoli campaign
British and French operations tried to capture the Ottoman capital of Constantinople and secure a sea route to Russia -
Battle of Verdun
t was fought between the German and French armies,with a French tactical victory. -
Battle of Somme
The battle involved the British Army and the French Army agianst the German Army, which was a large part of the north of France. -
Germans resume unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany attaked United States ship with a submarine missle which triggerd the united states attention and tols germeny to stop, soon after Germany resumed sinking ships which caused the United States to Join the War. -
United States enters War
Germany Attacks United State Ships agian with Submarines which angers the president and declares War -
Schlieffen plan
A planincase of two front war against Fance and Russia where a large part of Germany would race west to defeat France and then Russia. -
Russian revolution
Provisional Government was removed and replaced with a Communist government. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The last major German Spring during First World War. The German attack failed when an Allied counterattack led by French forces -
Armistice
The armistice between the Allies and Germany was an agreement that ended the fighting in the First World War. -
Treaty of Versailles
Ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers