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Franz Ferdinand assassinated
assasinatedThis was during a secluded visit to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovnia to inspect his troops there. When he arrived a terrorist got his grenade under his car it didn’t hurt anyone. latter the archduke went to go visit his injured attendants in the hospital. The driver made a wrong turn and a different terrorist stepped forward and shot the archduke in the neck and his pregnant wife in the stomach. -
Austria declared war on Serbia
videoAfter Franz Ferdinand was assassinated Austria sent a list of demands to Serbia. Serbia met alto of the demands but they said they cannot be responsible for the acts of individuals of an individual. They also said they would be glad to hand over the killer of Franz Ferdinand to Austria. -
Germany declares war on Russia
time lineGermany declared war on Russia because Russia was an ally of Serbia and was mobilizing forces. This made Germany feel very threatened and forced them to declare war on Russia. When they declared war on Russia they demanded that France Russia's ally stays neutral. France does not listen and mobilizes troops. -
Germany declares war on France
Time lineGermany declares war on France because they mobilized troops and were an Allie to Russia. There troops were moving to help the Russians on the German front. Germany starts working on a plan to cut off France. France was also the second largest colonial power so it could get resources cheap. -
Germany invades neutral Belgium
Germany invades neutral Belgium as part of the knock-put plan agents France. They had requested free passage throw Belgium but Belgium refused and Germany went through anyway. What Germany sent them was ultimately an ultimatum grant free passage or be deemed an enemy of Germany. As a result Britten declared war on Germany the same day. -
First use of zeppelins
Zeppelins are rigid airships created by the German Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin in the early twentieth century. Germans started attacking London with zeppelins. They were also used for naval reconnaissance. Smaller zeppelins were used for reconnaissance along the western front. The German stopped using zeppelins after the introduction of aero planes shot them down. -
Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary
Italy joining warThe next day they began operation. They had plan they developed in April. They wanted to break in to the plains of Hungary and force the collapse of the Austro Hungarian Empire. But Russia had an advantage the Carpathian Mountains, deep in Austrian territory. The Austro German counter attacked drove the Russians back. -
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The Battle of Verdun
How they fautbattle infoThe battle of Verdun was a costly battle for both sides both sides lost over 400,000 troops. Throwout the entire battle no advantage was gained by either side. The key of the battle was for the French to hold Verdun because if they lost this ground the Germans would have a much easier time getting to Paris. The French lost the three surrounding forts but never lost Verdun itself. When the air force came in they quickly retook the whole area. -
United States enters war
VideoU.S. armyU.S. joiningWhen the war began, the U.S. wanted to remain neutral. President Woodrow Wilson warned American citizens that if they entered the war, all progressive reforms would be lost. In January 1917 Germany declared that they would resume unrestricted submarine warfare; causing the U.S. to be intact with conflict. Wilson decided to enter the war to help design the peace settlement. At the beginning of the war U.S. on had 107,641 soldiers. Within a year, they managed to raise an army of 5 million soldiers -
War ended with Treaty of Versailles
end of warEven though a Siberian shot an Austrian, the treaty declares that Germany was the only country responsible for starting World War 1. Many people believe that WW2 started from this treaty. The treaty also states that Germany would pay for all the damage caused by the war. Germany’s lost 12.5 percent of it’s territory causing them to lose 6.5 million people in population.
