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assassination of Archduke
Archduke leader of Austria Hungary and his wife Sophie was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. -
Battle of the Marne
t was French General Joseph Joffre who decided that it was time for the Allies to counterattack the Germans. At first, British leader Sir John French said his men were too tired from the retreat to attack. -
Battle of Ypres
To control of the strategic Flemish ton of Ypres in western Belgium, following the first battle of Ypres. -
sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania, which primarily ferried people and goods across the Atlantic Ocean between the United States and Great Britain, was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sunk. -
Battle of the Somme
One of the first largest battles of World war 1, also the bloodiest military battles in history. -
Zimmermann Telegram
A coded message sentfrom German Fooreign Minister to Germany's ambassador in Mexico, proposing a Mexican-German allince. -
Russian Revolution of 1917
Returned to Russia after having been permitted by the German government to cross Germnay. -
Treaties of Brest-Litovk
End the war between Russia and Germany. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The second major battle close to the River Marne took place during the summer of 1918. During the Spring Offensive, the German Army advanced over the Aisne in late May and reached the Marne on 5th June. The French Army was in poor shape and the Commander-in-Chief, Henri-Philippe Petain, knew that the British were busy dealing with the German offensive at Lys. -
The Versailles Treaty
The Versailles Treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, was the peace settlement between Germany and the Allied Powers that officially ended World War I.