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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Franz was assasinated by a serbian national named Gravilo Princep. This was the spark that set off the powed keg that started WWI. -
Germany Invades Belgium
To execute their Schlieffen Plan, Germany had to invade Belgium to get to France. -
Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg was fought between Russia and Germany from 26–30 August 1914, during the first month of World War I. The battle resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army and the suicide of its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov. -
First Battle of The Marne
The First Battle of The Marne was fought from the 7th to the 12th of September, 1914. Allied powers stationed in France successfully stopped Germany from invading Paris. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The Lusitania was sunk on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Royal Navy blockaded Germany. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. The vessel sank in 11 minutes, killing 1,198 and leaving 761 survivors. -
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of WWI. It was fought between the German and French armies and lasted from February 21 to December 18, 1916. The French eventually won the battle. -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the River Somme in France. The battle was intended to speed up a victory for the Allies and was the largest battle of the First World War on the Western Front. More than one million men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history -
The U.S. Joins the War
The U.S. finally enters the war siding with the allied forces against the central powers. -
German Spring Offensive
The German Spring Offensive was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during the First World War, beginning on 21 March 1918, which marked the deepest advances by either side since 1914. The Germans had realized that their only remaining chance of victory was to defeat the Allies before the overwhelming human and materiel resources of the United States could be fully deployed. . -
The Second Battle of The Marne
The Second Battle of The Marne was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. The attack failed when an Allied counterattack by French and American forces, including several hundred tanks, overwhelmed the Germans on their right flank, inflicting severe casualties. The German defeat marked the start of the relentless Allied advance which culminated in the Armistice with Germany about 100 days later. -
German Armistice
The German Armistice was a treaty that was signed by the Allied powers and Germany that ended the war. It was signed on November 11, 1918
