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the assasination of Franz Ferdinand
arch duke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated by a serbian assasin in sarajevo as an act of nationalsim which sparked the war -
austria-hungary declares war on serbia
because of the assasination of Franz Ferdinand, austria-hungary declared war one month exactly after the assasination -
germany invades belgium
at the beginnning of the war, Germany took over belgium so they can catch France by surprise. it was a plan that had been set for over 20 years -
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battle of tannenberg
a battle between russia and germany in the 1st days of the war. germany won the battle -
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the first battle of Marne
battle fought between France and Germany, it reached all the way to the Marne river. after 7 days, the germans won -
sinking of the lusitania
the germans sunk the lusitania ship while crossing the ocean to bring supplies to france and britain. killed 1198 people -
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battle of verdun
france and germany fought on the western front, germans suffered few losses, while the french suffered catastrophic casualties. germany won the battle -
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battle of jutland
cnadian navy versus the german navy. tactically inconclusive, the north sea was still concentrated by the british. -
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battle of somme
another battle with germany and france, one of the largest and longest battles of the war. millioins of men were either wounded or killed. -
the u.s declares war
the u.s declared war because the germans were sinking every ship, blocked off trade, sunk the lusitania, and the zimmerman notes. -
USSR withdraws from the war
the USSR backed out of the war because bolshevik took power and promised peace to russia -
german spring offensive of 1918
also known at the lunendorf offensive,was a series of german attacks along the western front -
the RAF is formed
the british royal air force is formed -
the second battle of marne
allies beat the central powers and changed the impact of the war -
battle of st mihel
between the u.s and germany, led by gen. pershing who led them to victory -
the german kaiser abdicated
the german kaiser is overthrown and the german republic is formed -
ww1 ends
the war ended in june due to the treaty of versailles. the war caused over 16 million deaths. eventually, with the help of the u.s the french and british allies beat germany
