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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand being assassinated was important to WWI because, the single terrorist act led to a chain reaction which was one of the main things that sparked the war. -
World War 1 begins
This event was important because when Austria declared war on Serbia it sparked the start to the whole World War. The World War would cause many countries to batte. -
Germany’s Schlieffen Plan
The Schlieffen Plan was important to the war because it sent a large amount of the German army to the west in order to defeat France and the other part of the war fought in the east to defeat Russia. -
First battle of the Marne
This battle was important to World War One because, this is when the Allies attacked the Germans in the valley of the Marne. This means that the central powers were attacking into the major powers territory. -
Russia is pushed out of Austria-Hungary
This is important to the war because, it shows that the Allies are failing on the Eastern Front. Germany turned around when after a 17 day battle they pushed Russia out of Austria-Hungary. -
The Gallipoli campaign
The Gallipoli campaign was important to WWI because it was a battle that turned into another bloody stalemate. Eventually the Allies gave up and evacuated, by that time they had suffered 250,000 casualties. -
French and Germans battle at Verdun
The French and Germans battle at Verdun was important to the war because this is when the wars slaughter reached its peak. Each side lost more than 300.000 men in the battle. -
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The Battle of the Somme
This event is when the British forces attacked the Germans in the valley of the Somme River. This is important to World War One because, each side fighting suffered more than half a million casualties -
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
This is important to World War One because, the policy the Germans anounced means that all the ships in the British waters without warning would be sunk. This meant passenger ships for trading in Britain were in danger and the British military was hard to mobilize. -
United States enters the war
The United States entering the war was important to WWI because the U.S. entered the war on the Allies side. This gives the Allies more of an advantage in the war. -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is important to the war becausae it was a treaty signed by Russia and Germany. Leader Vladimir insisted on ending his countries involvment in the war, this meant that the Allies lost one of their major powers, -
Second Battle of the Marne
This battle is important to World War One mainly because it is the last major battle before the whole war ends. -
World War I comes to an end
World War I came to an end when a representative of the new German government and Marshal Foch signed and armistice. This was important to the war because it is the armistice that ending the fighting of the World War. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was important to the war because it was a compromise signed in order to stop the arguments between nations. The treaty was between Germany and the Allied Powers. The treaty created a league of nations in order to help keep the peace among the nations.