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The Balkan wars were a series of wars that were fought in the Balkan area of Europe. The first war was between Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Montenegro against the Ottoman Empire. Then Bulgaria turned against its allies and lost. The Balkan wars offset the balance of power in Europe creating conflict. These wars led to the first World War(Britannica, 1998). -
Archduke Ferdinand was a the heir to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire. He an his wife were killed just after escaping another assassination attempt. His killer was Gavrilo Princip and he was arrested immediately. This lead to Austro-Hungary to declare war against Serbia. This then lead to the start of World War 1 (Library of Congress, n.d.). -
World War 1 begun because of the assassination on Archduke Ferdinand. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. The war was fought at multiple continents including Europe, Africa, and Asia. Other countries later joined the battlefield to fight. This war changed the world, socially, politically, and economically (History.com, 2023). -
A German boat torpedoed the British-owned boat, sinking it. The reason Germany took down this merchant/passenger ship was because Britain was secretly arming it for war. The fall of the boat caused 1,195 people including 128 american citizens. This event startled the US and cut all neutral ties with Germany. This then eventually led the US to enter the war (Annette Mcdermott, 2022). -
The battle of Verdun was one of the longest and most life-taking battle. The casualties summed up to more than a million lives lost. The battle was fought in France as Germany thought that the war would be won or loss in France. The French soldiers pushed Germany back and regained some territory. The French ultimately won this battle(Henri, Bidou, 1998). -
The battle of Somme was one of the biggest battles to take place in WW1. Almost 19,000 soldiers were killed on the first day of the battle. The battle was almost 5 months long and about 3,000,000 soldiers participated in total. Out of the 3,000,000 soldiers that participated about 1,000,000 were killed or wounded. The allied forces had won this battle gaining ground on the German forces (History.com, 2022). -
The Zimmermann note was a secret telegram sent by Germany to Mexico. Germany was trying to get Mexico to turn against the US to gain more power. Germany said that if US joins the war that Mexico should declare war on them. British intelligence intercepted and deciphered this note and shared it with the US. This news outraged the US leading to them joining the war (National Archives, 2022). -
This revolution was very unorganized and unplanned along with not recognized by political groups. There were strikes with over 100,000 men and women. They were striking for higher wages. Military was supposed to control the revolts, but they helped them instead. They game the citizens supplies and arms to help them battle (Britannica, n.d.). -
From the actions of Germany sinking the British ship with Americans on it, caused the US to enter the war. Another cause of entering the war was Germany trying to get Mexico to turn against the US. President Woodrow Wilson led the US into war. On February 3, Wilson cut all ties with Germany. On February 26, the US started to arm ships and prepare for battle (Office of the Histiorian, n.d.). -
Russia was allies with the countries Britain and France. Russia repeatedly lost battles against Germany, but constantly won against Austria-Hungary. The German population was discouraged and poor because of the war and their losses. The Russian leader Lenin wanted to pull Russia out of the war as soon as possible. Russia gave land up to Ukraine, Poland, and Finland (History.com, 2021). -
This battle was one of the first battles the US participated in. The US and France fought about 40 miles from Paris. American soldiers were performing excellently and they had impressed the Germans. Almost 3,000 people died in this battle. This battle proved that the US as going to play a big role in this war (Salem Media, 2023). -
The Argonne offensive was part of the last offensive of the war. This attack was one of few that brought end to the war. This battle lasted until the armistice began. The battle had over a million American soldiers present. A total of 26,000 soldiers died during the war of Argonne (National Archives, 2023). -
This event is caused the fighting to stop on land, water, and air. It was basically an agreement to stop fighting The event happened in Le Francport. The day is a national holiday in many countries like the USA and the UK. Guns that had been fighting for four years have finally came to rest (American Battle Monuments Commission, n.d.). -
This treaty was signed in France just outside of Paris. This treaty was one of a few treaties that ended WW1. This treaty showed conditions of peace between US, France, Britain, and Germany. Germany was forced to take blame for essentially all of WW1. This made Germany lose power, territory, and they had to pay reparations (National Geographic, 2022). -
The League of Nations was started to bring Countries together to bring peace and security. This happened after WW1 had finished. The League of Nations was an attempt to keep war from starting again. They did this by making agreements to settle things peacefully and not start conflicts. This lasted from 1920-1946 (United Nations, n.d.).