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1914 BCE
Assassination of franz Ferdinand
Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were murdered by gavrillo princip, a member of the black hand Serbian terrorist group, this was the spark of the war -
Austria - Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia because they were angry with them. It was because they killed franz and they wanted payback -
Schlieffen plan
Germany invaded Belgium, it was a quick strike through Belgium to Paris France. It was designed to prevent a two year war -
The first battle of the Marne
This was the first battle that started the war. It lasted for six days. It was between the allies in Germany and the allies one -
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania
This was caused by a torpedo from Germany that killed 1200 people on the boat. America later joined the war just because of the ship. They were joined by United Kingdom -
The first battle of Somme
This was the first battle fought in between trenches. It was called no man’s land. It was terrible with a lot of Barbwire -
United States declares war on Germany
The president declared war against Germany. They tried not to fill the gap on the trenches to lose the war. Wanted to go against the Congress to pledge -
The US gets involved
The us declared war on Germany. The military was being drafted and sent to intensive training. Germany attempts to bring Mexico into an alliemce for a reason to start war. -
United States troops arrive in France
14000 soldiers arrive at France but they kept it a secret to furtlur guard against the German investigation. The French began cheering them through the streeets -
Russia surrendered
Russia’s economy was going downhill so they had to do something about it so they started a war. Russia signed a peace treaty with the central powers that ended the war in their region so they could keep their money -
Battle of Belleau wood
This battle allied victory and was the first egnagement of the US army in WW1. It was also the first important victory in France -
2nd battle of Marne
The French were in poor shape but the German were in good shape. The Germans began to withdraw after they failed to break through the General of France. 168000 casulities -
Treaty of versallies and the League of Nations
It’s like the treaty of peace. After 5 years of having the treaty, the assassination of franz happened which lead to war. It required Germany to accept responsibility for its allies and losses.
