World War 1

By Dick_Noddie123
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    WW1

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    1.) This event was said to spark the begining of WW1.
    2.) Ferdinand was shot to death along side his wife.
    3.) His killer was a Serbian Nationalist.

  • Germany Declares war on Russia and France

    1.) This would mean a two-front war for Germany.
    2.) Germany demanded passage through neutral Belgum
    3.) Belgum would revolt and ally with the UK

  • Hollywood becomes the center of movie industry

    1.) Originally named "Hpllywood Land".
    2.) Sucess is credited to John Rockefeller.
    3.) Known for Glam.

  • Einstein's Theory of General Relativity is proposed.

    1.) Coined as E=Mc^2.
    2.) Proposed new info about space and time.
    3.) A breakthrough in the lawsof Physics.

  • The battles of Verdun and Somme

    1.) The first counter-offence led by the British.
    2.) 1,000,000+ men were killed or wounded in this conflict.
    3.) British suffered more losses.

  • Woodrow Wilson is reelected President

    1.) Wilsons second term.
    2.) The 33rd Election
    3.) Won by nearly 600,000 votes.

  • The U.S. declares war on Germany.

    1.) 8:30 p.m.
    2.) Germany had violated wartime engagement rules.
    3.) Done by Wilsons request.