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Archduke Assassinated
Archduke Franz is assassinated in Sarajevo. This assassination is what starts or sparks world war I. His wife was severely wounded and later died. -
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WWI
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Russia Mobilizes
Russia gets its army mobilized so that they are able to invade austria-hungary. They do this to help their ally Serbia. This sparks up a chain reaction of all European armies to mobilize and this causes hostilities. -
WWI begins
Germany Invades Belgium which sparks World War I to start. This started the Great War that lasts for 4 years. Another reason that sparked WWI is the Great Allies' rivalries -
Germany Sinks Lusitania
The Passenger ship that was carrying cargo and supplies was sunk by Germany. On the ship was 1,198 passenger, and 128 of them were american soldiers and aid. The places that needed the supplies lost many soldiers due to lack of supplies. -
First tanks
The first tank were made in Britain to be used in war. The tanks were used to break through barbed wire and fencing. They were not as decisive as the creators had once hoped. -
Germany and Russia Peace
Germany and Russia sign a peace treaty that helps Germany out a lot. It helps them by giving them land and more open space to help lure in some of the enemies. With more land this caused more trouble for France, Britain, and the Americans. -
U.S. enters the war
After events occured with the United States, congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany. The U.S. then enter that war fighting with the side of France and Britain. Who share weapons and supplies with the U.S. -
Battle of Cantigny
This is one of the smaller wars or battles that occur but would soon become one of the larger battles. After the Americas win they figure out where to go from there, which part of Germany to attack. They soon go on to attack larger parts of Germany. -
Chateau - Thierry
This is another area or part where the Americans attack Germany and win. This battle, the Germans knew that they wouldn’t win. This battle would morph in a larger battle called Belleau Wood. -
Wilhelm abdicates
Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates, which causes all hope for Germany having a victory. Him and some of his friends slip out and stay out of the war and go back to the Netherlands to where he lived and live the remainder of their lives there. He laters writes a memoir of what happened in/during the war.
