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WWI
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Arthduke Fracis Ferdinand dies hard
Arthduke Francis Ferdinand visited Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. Although Bosnia was under Austria-Hungary rule, it was home to many serbs. Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand, assassination. -
World War 1 begins
Austria gives Serbia an ultimatum, anit-Austiran agitation , punish serbias involved, and Austria get's to join the investigation. Serbia can not do all three, so Austira declares war. -
Allies kick in
From when Austira declares war on Serbia through August 4, Serbia's ally, Russia, declares war on Austira. Germany, Austria's ally, then declares war on Russia. France, another ally of Britian, declares war on Germany, who then declares war on France. German/Austria- Central Powers France/Britain/Russia/Serbia- Allies -
Ottoman Empire joins war
In late October Ottoman empire joins Central powers and cut off allies supplies throw the Dardanelles. -
New Technology
Tanks, zeppelins, u-boats, submarines, and poison gas were all new technology brought into the war. -
The Sinking of lusatine
The German U- Boat sunk a cruise ship killing 128 americans, President wilson threatens to cut off diplomatic relations with germany. Germany stops unrestriscted submarine warfare -
addion to central powers
bulgaia joined Central Powers and helps defeat Serbia. -
Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare
Germans resume unrestricted submarine warfare, angering the U.S. also around this tme period british intercept a message from a germany to mexico asking them to attack the U.S. -
President Wilson asks congress to declare war on Germany
U.S. congress declares war on germany and the U.S. joins the allies bringing them new morale. -
War comes to an end
World War I coomes to an end when Germany signs an armistice and the Central Powers are defeated by the Allies, because the allies counter attack Germany and slowly force them back and uprisings occur in hungry cities in Germany
