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World War I

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    World War I

    Start of World War I, Germany invades Belgium
    End of World War I
  • Turkey enters war on Germany's side

    Turkey enters war on Germany's side
    Trench warfare begins to dominate the Western Front.
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania
    This is said to have a major impact on the war because the Lusitania was carrying American passengers from New York and at this time in 1915, America was neutral in the war.
  • Germany begins unrestricted submarine warfare campaign

    Germany begins unrestricted submarine warfare campaign
    this is important because it is a main reason that the usa entered the war. Germany was not allowed to be using these submariens but they did, in hopes that the allies wouldnt realize.
  • US enters war

    US enters war
    United States enters war on the allies side.
  • Second Battle of the Marne

    Second Battle of the Marne
    Germans launched an attack on the french, on two fronts. The east and the west. The germans failed on the eastern front but the western front looked more hopeful. But the Allied troops retaliated with a counter-attack. This was the start of the collapse of Germany.