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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a member of the imperial Hapsburg dynasty. But later on, him and his wife was got assassinated during a visit to Sarajevo -
World War 1 Begins
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the reasons why the first world war started. And another reason was that Britain had a strong navy, and Germany wanted to have a strong army too and that is called "arms race" -
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Battle of Gallipoli
The campaign started as a failed attempt by allied powers to control the sea route to Europe to Russia during World War 1. And British and French ships on Dardanelles straights had a failed naval attack. -
Lusitania Sinks
The Lusitania was en route from New York to Liverpool. But as the journey was going on, a German U-boat shot a torpedo and the missile hit the Lusitania and sank the boat. A total of 1,100 including 120 Americans died from the sinking -
Battle of Verdun
A German general named Erich Von Falkenhayn wanted to have bloodshed from the French defense of the fortress complex around Verdun. Later on German forces was able to claim Fort Douaumont and Fort Vaux. -
Battle of Somme
This battle was meant to hasten a victory for the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire. And it was the largest battle in World War 1 on the Western Front. -
Zimmerman Note
The British converted a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt that offered United States territory to Mexico. And this message helped draw the United States into the war and that changed how the first World War went. -
Russian Revolution
The revolution marked the end of the Romanov dynasty and the Russian Imperial rule. During the revolution, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, gained more power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule. And the Bolsheviks later on became the Communist party of the Soviet Union -
United States Enters WW1
One of the main reasons why the United States joined the war was because tension started to rise between the United States and Germany. The tension rose up because several U.S ships traveling to Britain which was their allies got sunk my German mines that were in the water. And the U.S Senate and House of Representatives votes determined the decision for the United States to join the war, and the votes were also a reason why the United States joined the war. -
Russia Withdraws from WW1
The treaty that was signed on March 3, 1918 was called the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The treaty was signed after a war between the Bolsheviks and the conservative white guard in 1917. The treaty was signed between the new government of Russia and the Central Powers. This treaty caused Russia to be pulled out of WW1. -
Battle of Chateau-Thierry
The battle of Chateau-Thierry was fought in France and it took place in May 31, 1918. The battle had a General nicknamed "Black Jack", his real name John J. The results in the war was that the allies ended up winning the war -
Battle of Argonne
This war lasted very long and it started on September 29, 1918 and ended on November 11, 1918. The war lasted for 47 days and the war was fought on the western front. The U.S had the most troops on the battlefield. A total of 1 million troops were fighting on the battleground. -
Armistice
The agreement was made to have everybody stop fighting on land, sea, and air. The armistice was between Germany and the allies. The location the agreement was held in Le France port near Compegne. But the agreement didn't totally end the war -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty was a peace treaty that was meant to put an end to WW1. The treaty was signed on June 28, 1919 and the location the treaty was placed in was in Paris, France. The treaty was signed to have peace between Germany and the allies. -
The meeting of the League of Nations
The meeting of League of Nations happened and was placed in Paris. The meeting happened almost a week later after the Treaty of Versailles was signed to end the war. The league moved to London to Geneva in November and the first general meeting took place on November 15, 1920
