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Archduke Assassination
Who: 7 Serbi teenagers that were assigned to kill Archduke Ferdinand by the Black Hand.
When: the Archduke was killed in 1914.
Where: on a trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Why: people hated Archduke Ferdinand and his wife to the point of assassination. -
Start of WW1
the initial reason for the start of WW1 is that Germany wanted more land since imperialism was cool to Germany I guess. -
Lusitaina Sinks
When: the sinking happened on May 7 1915
Where: the ship was sunk in the North Atlantic ocean
Why: Germany knew the merchant and civilian ships were carrying weapons so they planned to stop them by breaking naval prize laws and surrounding the ships and sinking them. -
Zimmermann Note Intercepted!
when: 1917
where: in the ocean on its way to mexico
why: Britin was curios of what Germany was doing -
Russia Withdraws From War!
when:1917
where: Russia
why: the revolutions ruined Russia's economic stability and were not able to help sustain soldiers in the trenches. -
Russian Revolution
when: 1917
why: Russian civilians weren't happy about how unfair everything was especially during the war.
where: Russia -
America Joins The War!
when: 1917
why: the sinking of civilian boats
where: the first troops were sent to the trenches of Germany -
End Of WW1
the end of WW1 was mostly because of the U.S.A. joining the war after the sinking of the armed civilian ships. -
Armistice of WW1
What: a cease fire of which ended hostility between Germany and the Allies but did not end all of WW1.
When: the Armistice happened in 1918
Where: Armistice was located in the western front where Britain was blocking off Germany's food supply
Why: Germany was being pushed back and exhausted while revolts happened inside of Germany so they gave up and signed the terms of the Allies -
Treaty of Versailles Signed!
when: 1919
where: Versailles
why: all of the nations didn't want another WW to happen.(To bad that happened either way) -
The First Meet of the League of Nations
When: the league of nations existed from 1920-1946.
Where: the first league of nations meeting was held in Geneva
Why: to get (almost) worldwide agreement on national laws and war regulations
What: a “congress” of sorts that includes almost all countries of who will make national decisions that all countries within the league will follow