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Franz Ferdinand
He was killed along with his wife while he was on his way to visit Sarajevo. The day he was assassinated was also the anniversary for him and his wife. Some people believe that this was the main cause of WW1 -
Austria declares war
Since the Serb's assassinated Franz they were furious and wanted war. They didn't like the fact that the Serb's were killing there men. They wanted to get back at them for it. -
Germany invades Belgum
They had to get through Belgium to get to France. It didn't take them long. They did it very easy. -
Gas was first being used
This was the first time gas was ever used. They were using chlorine . They were not expecting it so it almost took out the french line. -
Battle of verdun
This was the longest battle of the war. The french held there own against Germany. They didn't let up until December of the same year -
Battle of the somme
A lot of people died on the allied forces. Millions of people died. Most people didn't see it coming. -
US declared war
The us entered the war. They didn't want to join the war but ended up having to. Someone offered us land and we didn't like it so we joined. -
German spring offensive of 1918
German started attacking a lot on the western front. They wanted to get more wins under there skin. This made them feel more powerful. -
Australian and British forces attack Germany on 2 sides.
One side attacked over a hill and one side attack on the other side of the. This was a very successful attack. They really like the idea of attacking from 2 sides. -
Germany signs a armistice.
This officially ends world war one. All the countries were very happy about it. This war lasted a lot longer than people expected.
