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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated while taking a wrong turn to the hospital. The person who assassinated him was Garvilo Princip who is part of a terrorist group called The Black Hand. -
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This was the very first battle of WW1 and was started by the French army against Germans. At the time, Germans were advancing by invading Belgium. -
This battle was fought in the West Flanders, Belgium. The German army attempted to break through allied lines to capture French soldiers. -
A German U-boat torpedoed a luxurious steamship that killed 1195 people with that including some Americans. This event then angered the US. -
This was the longest battle that came out of WW1. It lasted February 21st to December 18th 1916. This battles happened on France's Western Front. -
The Battle of Somme was one of the deadliest and tragic battles in history. The British and French army launched a frontal attack towards the German army by the Somme river in France. -
After the sinking incident of the Lusitania, and German soldiers killing few Americans, US started to get angry and then allied with France. -
The battle of Mons was the very last battle of WW1. The Canadian corps captured Mons and Belgium which was then kept by Germany in 1914. This battle was a very strategic win for Germany.