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World War 1 was an international conflict with more than 30 nations declaring war onto each other. The tragic outcome of the war was millions millions of lives from all sides being lost as a result of wounds and diseases.
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On June 28, 1914, The Archduke of Austria-Este, Franz Ferdinand traveled to Sarajevo, Bosnia taking the lead as inspector general for the imperial army. Ferdinand was accompanied by his wife, Countess of Chotek, Sophie. The couple drove through the streets with an open topped car and had a bomb thrown at them and it luckily missed. However, a second attempt occurred and 2 shots from a pistol unfortunately killed the Royal Couple on sight. -
July 28th, 1914 marks the start of the beginning of World War 1. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia after the assassination of Ferdinand gave them an opportunity to target their rival. -
After the Germans seized and captured Belgium, the British were forced to enter into the war because Germany had violated Belgium's neutrality and out of fear that the British empire would be overthrown by German forces. -
The Battle of Mons was the very first war that sparked all of the wars that followed it and it was located in Mons, Belgium between the British and German troops in an attempt to hold the Mons-Conde Canal. With around 75,000 British troops fighting 150,000 Germans, Britain was forced to retreat and the Germans held the victory. -
The Battle of Marne was suspected to be an easy victory for the Germans, confident that they would be able to capture Paris within 40 days of starting the battle. Unfortunately, British and French troops were able to push them back and save Paris from being occupied by them. -
The battle took place near Ypres, Belgium between the German and Allied Forces against France, Britain and Belgium troops. The Battle of Ypres was one of the first costly wars, with thousands of thousands of casualties from all parties. Though the Germans won the battle, Britain was able to hold onto the territory. -
The 2nd Battle of Ypres marked the first introduction of poison gas by the Germans though the damage was minimal as German forces failed to furthermore exploit it. However, even with such a weapon, Canadian forces won the battle. -
The RMS Lusitania was used as a transatlantic passenger ship and at the time, was the biggest current ship. On May 7th, 1915, A German U-Boat torpedoed and sunk the Lusitania. A second shot was fired which ultimately split the boat in half. 1,200 passengers died during the sinkage and 128 of them were Americans. -
The Battle of Verdun is known to be World War 1's longest bloodiest battle with a total of 400,000 casualties on the French side and 350,000 on the German side and was caused when the French repulsed a major German offensive. Neither side won this gruesome and horrific battle. -
The Battle of Jutland is known to be the largest and only naval battle of World War 1 and was fought between the British and German naval armies near the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark. Although the Germans succeeding on imposing more casualties on the British, Britain overall won the major naval battle. -
The Battle of Somne was the largest battle on the Western Front between British and French troops against Germans. Along with Verdun, it is also known as one of the bloodiest battles within World War 1 with over one million men from all parties either wounded or killed. The battle, however, was a victory for the Allies. -
The Zimmerman Telegram was a coded message between Germany and Mexico. Germany offered to take back land Mexico had lost in the Mexican-American war if they agreed to join World War 1
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President Wilson declared war on Germany soon after the Zimmerman Telegram was released, and the public became outraged. Along with that, Germans sunk 3 more of U.S.'s boats and Wilson's cabinet and public opinion drove him to follow through with declaration of the war. -
The Battle of Mons was the very last battle before German forces declared armistice. Canadian troops were able to pull the city of Mons away from the hands of German forces. The very last casualty was a Canadian soldier getting shot by a sniper, tragically ending his life a minute before Germany declared armistice. -
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace document that ended World War 1. Negotiations about the treaty began in January of 1919 and involved USA, France, Great Britain and Italy who individually, wanted something different for the treaty. Germany was not involved and accepted the blame for the war. They agreed to pay the amount of money needed for reparations. Eventually though, the U.S and Italy backed out and left France and Britain to decide on how to settle it.
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