WW1

By Tyler shaw
  • austria-hungary declares war on siberia

    austria-hungary declares war on siberia

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    WW1

  • The First Battle of the Marne begins

    The First Battle of the Marne begins

    Trench warfare begins as soldiers on both sides dig in
  • Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain

    Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain

    essentially effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets

  • Tsar Nicholas II takes personal control over Russia's armies

  • The Battle of the Somme begins.

    During the Battle of the Somme, tanks are first introduced into battle

  • Germany sends the secret Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico

    in an effort to entice Mexico to join the war. The British intercept and decipher the coded message

  • The United States declares war on Germany

  • The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government.

  • Germany launches the Spring Offensive

  • German flying ace, Baron Manfred von Richthofen (more commonly known as the Red Baron), is shot down