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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke France Ferdinand was the heir to Austria-Hungary and was assasinated by the black hand which was the spark of WW1. War was started with serbia after he had been killed then Russia stepped in for serbia and things lead to another and then a world war broke out. -
Austria-Hungary invades Russia
Austri knew conflict with serbia would involve russia so they attacked russia and won against the Russian 4th army. -
Propaganda
Propaganda is a way to show nationalism which caused lots of people to get angry. This was used to promote the governments point of veiw and it worked. This added to the War starting. -
First battle marne
The battle of Marne was an attack by France and British force against the advancing Germans who had invaded Belgium and northeastern France. -
Germany begins naval blockade of Great Britain
The blockade was used to break Brittains command of the seas and also was a influnce to the submarine warfare. -
Lusitania sinks
German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania during crossing from new york to liver pool to england and 128 americans died. -
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
The people from italy had a strong intent to go to war with Austria-Hungary which is italys historicle enemy. -
Germany Attacks Verdun
The plan was made by von Falkenhayn and the reason was because they wanted to bleed france white. -
Battle of jutland
The battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle in WW1. In this battle the british gained naval dominince and secured controle of shipping lanes. -
The battle of the Somme
A battle between British and French forces intended to achieve a victory over the Germans on the western front. -
United states declares war on Germany
Unites states stepped in because of unrestricted submarine warfare and the zimmerman telegram. The zimmerman telegram was a coded message sent to Mexico, proposing a military alliance against the United States. -
The Russian revolution
The revolution was led by Bolshevik Party leader leader Vladimir Lenin. It was the bloodiest against the Dumas provisional government. -
Battle of Cambrai
This was the first time they used a large scale of tanks in warfare. The battle resulted in over 12,000 British and Commonwealth casualties. -
Treaty of brest-Litovsk
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a seperate peace treaty that ended Russias participation in WW1. -
The Treaty of versailles
The treaty of versailles officially ended the war. It also instigated WW2. Germany had no say in it and got angry which has to do with WW2.