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Assassination
Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie the Duchess of Hohenburg, are killed by Bosnian Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip. The Austrian government suspects that Serbia is responsible -
The ANZAC'S Appear
Australian and New Zealand troops showed up for the first time and he war with limited training. Unfortunately mistakes made by wiston chucrhill caused the ANZAC troops to land in the wrong spot and get shot at by Turkish troops -
german submarine sinks the passenger liner lusitania
Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank into the Celtic Sea. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans. -
SERBIA IS INVADED BY GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND BULGARIA
The Central Powers troops cross the Danube River and within days capture Belgrade. A massive Serbian retreat follows. Soldiers and their families made their way to the Albanian border through mountains and a steady snowfall. -
The Battle of Verdun
This date signifies the start of the battle of Verdun. This was a battle between the German and French armies. -
Navel battle of Jutland
was a naval battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet, under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, during the First World War. -
The Battle Of Somme Starts
The battle of somme is knowkn as one of the largest battles in WW1. This battle saw the British and French armies take on the German army. This horrific battle saw more than 1 million casualties -
THE UNITED STATES DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY
President Wilson signs the declaration. The United States quickly puts the entire country on the road to war. Going from a standing army of 133,000 men with almost no heavy artillery pieces, -
Major offensive launched against the Western front by Britain
Britain continue to launch major offences on the Western Front -
USSR withdraws from the War
Russian revolutionaries setup a Communist goverment, attempting to make peace with the Central Powers. -
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers.
Russia ignss a peace treaty between them and the Central Powers. (Event significant because Russia leaves the war. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The turning point of the war, in which the Allies defeated the Central Powers and advanced continuously until the end of the war. -
united states forces stop german attempt to cross the marne river at chateau thierry
in command of the valuable main bridge over the river in Chateau Thierry. U.S. machine guns overlooking the site helped save the French army, and the Germans were forced to end their attack and retreat due to extreme loss of life -
Peace conference begins at Paris
in Paris, France, some of the most powerful people in the world meet to begin the long, complicated negotiations that would officially mark the end of the First World War. -
Draft of the covenant of the League of Nations is completed
under the close supervision of President Woodrow Wilson. The proposed new international organization was to be composed of three bodies: The Secretariat. -
treaty of versailles takes effect
The Treaty of Versailles was the main treaty produced by the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I.
