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Sophie and Ferdinand were touring Sarajevo in an open car. Ferdinand was shot and assassinated by 19 year old Gavrilo Princip. A mob attacked Princip after he fired the shot.
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Because of Britain declaring war on Germany, Germany was forced to start the schlieffen plan.This caused Germany to destroy neutral Belgium to get to France. Britain was led by Herbert Asquith.
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Britain declared war on them because they were allies with Germany. The Ottoman Empire stayed neutral till October. After this they declared war on France,Russia,and Britain.
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The ship was torpedoed by a German submarine. The ship carried British and American passengers. Most people dont know that there were weapons on board.
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They used for chlorine for there first use of poison gas. Winds were unfavorable and the gas was unsuccessful. Although they used it early Germans were still the first to use it.
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The British starting using these tanks to cross no mans land and get over bombs and barbed wire fence. The Mark 1 was the first tank used. With this the British and French were able to last against the Germans.
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The Germans sunk every ship they saw. The Germans hoped to starve the British into submission in 6 months. They failed and this caused the U.S to declare war on Germany.
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It killed more than 200,00 people. It also killed up to 50 million worldwide. It is thought to have started in the united states and traveled and spread to 30 % of the worlds population.
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With the use of tanks they averaged advancing 6 miles a day. Tons of Germans surrendered. Tanks had become there favorite weapon.
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In September Germany saw no chance in victory. Germany was exhausted and were thin on supplies and men. After realizing they were defeated the signed a armistice. they armistice was signed and the killing and fighting had stopped.
