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World War I

  • Austria-Hungary Declares War On Serbia

    Austria-Hungary Declares War On Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after a month after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.
  • The Schlieffen Plan

    The Schlieffen Plan

    The plan was intended to force France into submission and then invade Russia. Didn't work because Russian troops attacked Germany while their troops were busy invading France.
  • Battle of Tannenberg

    Battle of Tannenberg

    This battle was fought between Russia and Germany. Leading the German Army to victory.
  • First Battle of the Marne

    First Battle of the Marne

    Was a great strategic victory, saved the capital city of Paris from capture. But still, the german succeeded in capturing a large part of France still.
  • Battle of Gallipoli

    Battle of Gallipoli

    The first major amphibious operation in modern warfare.
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania

    A German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania. A British cruise liner.
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    This battle was to crush the French army before the Allies grew in strength
  • Assassination of Rasputin

    Assassination of Rasputin

    He got shot in the stomach which caused him a heavy amount of blood loss.
  • The Zimmerman Telegram

    The Zimmerman Telegram

    A coded message which proposes a military alliance against the United States.
  • Pandemic of 1918

    Pandemic of 1918

    An H1N1 virus gene of avian origin caused it.
  • Armistice

    Armistice

    Is a formal agreement of opposing parties to stop fighting, not really the end of a war but an attempt to negotiate some peace.
  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    Was a peace treaty that ended Russia's participation in World War I.
  • Second Battle of the Marne

    Second Battle of the Marne

    This battle was the last German offensive. which was a major victory for the Allied forces in World War I.
  • Paris Peace Conference

    Paris Peace Conference

    The purpose of the meeting was to establish the terms of peace after the War.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    Was the peace document signed at the end of WWI by the allied countries and Germany defeated by them.