World War 1

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  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Serbia Nationalist assasinated heir to A-H throng and it sparked the war

  • A-H declared war on Serbia

    In retalliation of the assassination of Ferdinand, A-H declares war on Serbia, sparking WWI

  • Schlieffen

    Germany incaded France through Belgium and also confronted Russia in the eased. This violated Belgium's neutrality
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    First Battle of the Marne

    French and British forces confront German army in France .Allied troops mount counterattack, driving Germans North

  • Sinking of Lusitania

    Germany sinks British passenger liner, the Lusitania. Americans are outraged, and it turns the tide of American public opinion towards being against Germany.

  • America enters the war

  • Russian Revolution

    Peasants and workers grow hostile towards their countrys defeat on the battlefield

  • Second Battle of the Marne

    German troops attacked French forces Allies pit back the German offensive, and after suffering massive casualties, Gewrmany was forced to call off a planned German offensive further North.

  • Armistice

    After dwindling resources on the battlefield, discontent on the home front and surrender of its allies, Germany was finally forced to seek an armistice, which ends WWI

  • Treaty of Versailles

    An attempt by Allied leaders to build a postwar world that would safeguard against future conflicts of such devastating scale.