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Assassination of Archduke franz ferdinand and wife
Archduke and his wife was touring Sarajevo in an open top car. When Princip seen his time he shot the gun and it hit Archduck and his wife in the right range. Princip wanted to shot him self but beofre he could a bystander threw himslef on top of Princip. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Sebria
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Germany declares war on France
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Germany invades Belgium
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Great Britain declares war on Germany
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Battle of Marne
Commander Heinrich von Kluck went north instead of west. Joseph Joffre ordered attack on Heinrich von Kluck. Joseph's troops went to the front to run into Heinrich von Kluck troops but Heinrich von Kluck called his troops to southwest to get Maunoury’s attack. When he did that he lost his second army. -
Sinking of Lusitania
A German u-boat sank the rms Lusitania, When Lusitania sank it had more than 1,900 people on board 1,100 perished and 120 Americans on board. -
Battle of Verdun
in the battle of Verdun there was more than 1,220 guns fired in an eight mile period. From the start Meuse Mill did not get a five to two kill. The tropps forgot about that and took French positions. After the first week Germans went 6 miles, few men alomst went into a undefended fort. That was a low for the French. -
pledge of Sussex
The pledge of Sussex is a proimse that Germans made and said that we won't sink any boat. We won't sink it until we save the people and without warning you. -
The Zimmerman Note is intercepted
The Zimmerman Note is when Germans sent to Mexico. Saying we should have an allince just incase the United States goes into the war. -
Russian Revolution breaks out
People on the streets took bread and started walking to the Capital supported by 90,000 men and women that is on strike. They all ran inot the police and was not leaving the streets. The fight started to break out that they destoryed the polic station. -
US declares war against Germany
President Woodrow Wilson went to congress wanted war on Germany. Woodrow Wilson said that germany has went against our pledge and did not let submarines into North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. They also tried to enter Mexico allince to go against US. -
Battle of Somme
The British attacked the north of Somme. While the French was attacking Somme. Somme was the bloodiest battles of world war I. The British had more than 57,000 casualties. -
Battle of Argonne Forest
The bombardmen using 800 gas and phosgene shells, Killing over 278 Germans and incapacitated more than 10,000 people. By the morning the Allies had more than 23,000 Germans prisoners. By the night time they took 10,000 more prisoners. The germans put up more than a fight then the Allies thought so they had to move farther away.
