World War I

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    World War I

  • Schlieffen Plan

    Schlieffen Plan

    The strategy relies on German froces to avoid the French border by invading France through Belgium.
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    Battle of Somme

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  • First Battle of the Marne

    First Battle of the Marne

    German Lines were pushed back about 40 miles by the Allies. By the late 1914s, leaders of both sides knew it wouldn't be a quick victory.
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    First Battle of the Marne

  • The first use of trench warfare

    The first use of trench warfare

    It was used in the first battle of World War I.
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    Battle of Verdun

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  • Sussex

    Sussex

    French passenger vessel Sussex was attacked by the Germans.
  • National Defense Act

    National Defense Act

  • U-boat warfare

    U-boat warfare

    Germany resumed a full scale U-boat warfare. The German tropedoes sank five American ships.
  • Selective Service Act of 1917

    Selective Service Act of 1917

    It authorized the federal government to draft and assemble the army counting hundreds of thousands of men, that were shipped overseas.
  • East St. Louis Race Riot

    East St. Louis Race Riot

    White rioters rampaged through African American neighborhoods. Left 39 dead.
  • Germany's last bid for victory

    Germany's last bid for victory

    A few million german troops launched an attack against the allies. It included the "Big Bertha"
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    The Second Battle of The Marne

    The last German offensive on the Western Front before they're counterattacked by France.
  • War comes to a close

    War comes to a close

    President Wilson announced that the Allied won.