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Assassination of Archduke Ferndinand
serbian nationalist gunned him down -
schlieffen plan
planning of german invasion of france -
trench warfare
same as it sounds they started digging trenches to move during the war -
christmas truce along western front
they stopped the war and socailzied with each other -
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battle of verdun
one of the largest battles of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies. 337,000 total casualties -
germans introduce poison gas
germans started using a lethal gas called mustard gas that was thrown -
sinking of lusitania
german u boat shot torpedo at a cruise liner with american passengers -
sussex pledge
promise made in 1916 during World War I by Germany to the United States prior to the latter's entry into the war. -
zimmerman telegram
a message from the German foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the United States and Germany, is published on the front pages of newspapers -
general john j. pershing became aef leader
Pershing was appointed commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force to assist the Allied powers against German forces. -
president woodrow wilson asked for declaration of war
he wants to enter the war -
committee on public information formed
independent agency of the government of the United States created to influence U.S. public opinion regarding American participation in World War I. -
selective service act became law
men now had to sign up for the draft and could be volunteered for the war -
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battle of argonne forest
was a major part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front. 117000 caualties -
world war 1 ended
germany surrenders