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Franz Ferdinand Assassination
Franz Ferdinand was killed by Serbian people. These people were angry due to the fact that Ferdinand annex their country. These people were nationalists and would do anything, even killing a man, for their country. -
World War 1 Begins
A month exactly after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, World War 1 began. Right after the assassination, it was not a world war; it was just a war between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. These big armies such as France and Great Britain wanted to sell their big weapons and big war products to these countries. After time, both France and Great Britain were involved along with Russia, Germany and Italy. -
The first Use of Chemical Warfare
Chemical warfare got introduced on this day by the Germans. The Germans attacked France and Canada with chlorine gas killing hundreds of french and canadian troops. -
Lusitania Sinks
This ship was one of Great Britain's ocean liners. This ship was sunk by a German U-boat. This is what helped push America into World War 1, along with the Zimmerman telegram. -
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The Battle of Somme
The battle of Somme was believed to be the bloodiest battle in the war. It is also the biggest battle in history. This battle alone had over 1.5 million casualties. -
The First Use of Tanks
The first time tanks appeared in battle were in World War 1. They are first seen with the British. Many of the tanks broke down but more than a third of them succeeded. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman telegram is what caused the United States to enter World War 1. This telegram was from Germany headed to Mexico when the United States intercepted it and read it. This telegram was Germany asking Mexico to invade the United States. -
The United States Enters the War
America did not start out being in this war. Germany sent a telegram to Mexico asking them to attack America when America intercepted the telegram. A day later America declared war on Germany. -
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The Battle of Amiens
This was the battle that ended World War 1. The allied powers had 75,000 men when they attacked the central powers. The Allies came out on top. -
World War 1 Ends
Germany got invaded by the allies and had little to zero supplies and weapons to fight back. This war left 9 million soldiers dead. This war also left 21 million wounded and left civilians dying and wounded from disease and starvation. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was what the allied power wrote to end the war. It forced Germany to accept full responsibility for the war, it made the central powers lose all of their territories, it also stated that they must pay for the reparations to the allies, and it lastly said that Germany could not have a big military. -
Battle of Mons
This battle was the first major battle that the british got involved with. The british won this battle against the Germans.
