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WWI

By cweldon01
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Gavrilo Princip assassinated Franz Ferdinand. He was assassinated because he was fighting for freedom of the Bosnian. June 28th 1914
  • Battle of Tannenberg

    Battle of Tannenberg

    German took the win over the Russians and proved they could defeat larger armies.
  • First Battle of the Marne

    First Battle of the Marne

    Germans left the Schieffen plan and a quick victory in the west was not so possible after all. It resulted in an Allied victory against the German armies in the west.
  • Battle of Gallipoli

    Battle of Gallipoli

    Turks won
    Allied troops landed on Gallipoli in Ottoman Turkey. There was a campaign that was based on the strategy intended to allow ships to pass.
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    French made a major German offensive
    Germany loses to French
    Germans underestimated the extent of the French and their ability in battle.
  • * Battle of Jutland

    * Battle of Jutland

    Germans won
    Germans wanted to weaken the Royal Navy
    6,000 British sailors died
    Largest navel battle of WWI
    Confused and bloody action
    250 ships and 100,000 men
    Resulted in a loss of several ships
  • Battle of Somme

    Battle of Somme

    Joint operation between French and British intended to beat the Germans
    Resulted in a German victory
    One of the largest battles of WWI
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    Surrender of all German colonies
    -The return of Alsace-Lorraine to France
    -Cession of Eupon-Malmedy to Belgium