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Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination part 1
When a secret revolutionary society of peasant students learned of Franz Ferdinand coming to visit they started to plan his assassination. They got weapons from the black hand that was connected to Serbian army. Ferdinand and his Sophie received many warnings to cancel their trip. The security detail was more worried for food poisoning then actually guarding them. (the description was to long so I will split it in half.) -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination part 2
On the last day of their trip one of the secret revolutionary society threw a bomb at Ferdinand. But the bomb bounced off of the car. they decided to keep going. They made a wrong turn and got shot a point blank range. -
Serbia appeals to Russia for help
Austria Hungary said it was going to attack Serbia. Because of this Serbia tried to appeal help from Russia. -
First Battle of Albert
France failed to take Lorraine. after that the french 2nd army was sent to the Somme region. On September 25th 1914 someone ordered a frontal attack on German positions. This was initially successful. eventually they were pushed back to Albert town. -
Battle of Arras
In October 1914 a French army tried to outflank German forces. After initial progress they had to withdraw. this happened after a counter attack from Crown Prince Rupprecht. -
Lusitania sunk (100 Americans died)
On may 7 1915 British open liner Lusitania got torpedoed without warning. The Germans did this. Within 20 minutes Lusitania sunk into the Celtic sea. There was 1,959 people in all on Lusitania, including 100 Americans. -
battle of Somme
One of the largest battles of WW1. Fought between July 1st and November 1st, 1916 near the Somme river. Was one of the most bloody battles in WW1. By the end of the battle both alliances together would lose more than 1.5 million people. This was the first great offensive in WW1 for the British. French attacked Somme, achieved greater advances with fewer casualties than the British. -
Russian revolution (1917)
In 1917 there was 2 revolutions that was over Russia. These two revolutions ended centuries of imperial rule. This also put into motion social and political changes that would eventually lead to the formation of Soviet Union. Both of the revolutions took place over a couple of months, civil unrest existed in Russia for quite awhile. -
U.S enters WW1
On On April 6th 1917 the U.S formally entered WW1. In 1914 the President of the U.S pledged neutrality. Several of the U.S’s ships traveled to Britain, but they were damaged or sunk by German mines. -
John A. McGill's letter to mother
In this letter he sent his mom he was talking about drilling. It is very cold where he is while writing this letter. He also wants to go back to California. He is sending postcards he got from angel island, he forgot until now to send them and tell his mom about it. -
John A. McGill's letter to mother
He talks about someone he knows. Tells mother about working. How much he is making. What battalion he is in. How long he is working. What he is doing for work. The work he mentioned in the letter is he is guarding. -
John A. McGill's letter to mother
He told his mother he is somewhere in france, but he could not tell her anymore. Some information about how he is doing. He tells her that he has not heard any guns yet. -
3rd battle of Aisne
A year after the 2nd battle of Aisne a German general decided to try to get the territory back. on may 27th 1918 a preliminary bombardment caused heavy damage to the trenches. then a gas attack happened. then a infantry attack followed up the poison gas. the Germans got 15km. the battle continued on may 30th. before the Germans got to Paris the allies counterattacked. this counter attack halted the German advance by June 6th. -
John A. McGill's letter to mother
He is informing his mother that he plans to write her every two weeks. He tells his mom that he is working every day. Asking about some people he knows. He is talking about how much he weighs. -
Le Hemel offensive
this launched on July 4th. it was carried out by Australian and U.S army. it was completely successful. the village of Le Hemel was secured within 2 hours. -
John A. McGill's letter to mother
He mentioned the letter he got from his mom. He wanted to write more but he had nothing to write about. Asking if they are going to a certain place. Telling he is working every day.
