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The Battle of Tannenberg begins.
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The First Battle of the Marne begins. Trench warfare begins as soldiers on both sides dig in.
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Battle of Ypres begins.
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The unofficial Christmas truce is declared.
During this time both sides had a truce and didnt fire untill the end of new years day. -
The Dardanelles Campaign begins.
This campaign was used for knocking turkey out of the war and join up with russia. This was part of the gallipoli campagin. -
The Second Battle of Ypres begins. It is during this battle that the Germans first use poison gas.
In this battle The Canadian Division’s trial-by-fire at Ypres earned the Canadians a reputation as tough and dependable troops, but they had paid a high price: some 6,000 casualties over the four-day battle. -
The Battle of Gallipoli begins.
After the battle was over they realized it was useless and wasted there time and men on this. -
The Battle of Verdun begins. The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I and was one of the bloodiest.
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The Battle of Jutland, the major naval battle of the war, begins
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The Battle of the Somme begins. During the Battle of the Somme, tanks are first introduced into battle.
With tanks in the war either side can win and anyrthing can happen in it -
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 Germans had to much riding on this war so they asked the Mexicans for help to win this war -
The Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle of Ypres) begins
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The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government during the 1917 Russian Revolution.
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The armistice agreed upon between the new Russian government and the Central Powers goes into effect.
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Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers.
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Germany launches the Spring Offensive.
the germanies tested their new weapon, chlorine gas, the Germans prepared for a limited offensive -
Germany signs the armistice at Compiegne, France. Fighting ends on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month (i.e. 11 a.m. on November 11).
Call this day Rememberance day the day where we honor all the soldiers deaths and sacrfices. -
The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI.
If this treaty has not been created the war would have been longer and more bloddy and the war would have been useless to everyone.