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World War 1
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Assassination of Archduke Fernand
The archduke is cruising through the streets in his carage passing by Gavrilo Princip who would shoot and assassinate him and his wife -
The Slaughter of Liege
The Germans invade Belgium and into the city of Liege killing anything and anyone in their way in an all-out slaughter -
The Start of The First World War
From July 28- to August 6 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia and France, Britain declared war on Germany, and Austria declared war on Russia. -
The Battle of Tannenberg
Russia's fight against Germany at Tannenberg that ended in a complete victory for Germany and a crushing defeat for Russia -
The First battle of Marine
The British and French fought against the Germans who invaded Belgium and successfully pushed them back -
The Sinking of The Lusitana
A German submarine would send a torpedo at the Lusitania (a British passenger ship) sinking the boat and killing over a thousand people. -
The Battle of Verdun
A long battle between Germany and France with Germany trying to exhaust France's materials and ending with no one winning -
Battle of The Somme
A bloody fight between the Allied forces and Germany that ended the lives of over 1 million people -
The Zimmerman Telegram
The British would decipher a telegram from Germany sent to Mexico asking them for aid in the war against America and offering payment to them. -
America Joins WW1
With America enraged by the Zimmerman telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania, they declared war on Germany -
The Bolshevik Revolution
Russia not agreeing with this mindless bloodshed revolted against its government and not wanting to be a part of this war anymore. -
Russia Leaves the War
After a revolution happens Russia's leaders are overthrown and replaced with the Bolsheviks who would leave the war. -
The Battle of Cantigny
The Americans first fight in ww1 moving on a village occupied by Germans and taking it over while taking some of them as prisoners and showing off their capabilities in this war -
The End of the Fighting (Armistice)
The Allies and Germany would sign a truce to stop the fighting -
The End of The War
In the Palace of Versailles, the representatives of the US, France, Paris, and Germany came together and formed the Treaty of Versailles with Germany accepting the blame and the consequences