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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The immediate cause of WW1 was because of the assassination . The death set the alliances of Europe against each other and began WW1. -
The beginning of The Battle of Tannenberg
The battle was between Russia and Germany.The battle became an example of Russian incompetence. -
The end of The Battle of Tannenberg
The battle resulted in complete destruction of the Russian 2nd Army. Led to the suicide of its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov. -
The beginning of The Battle of The Marne
The Battle was between Germany,France ,and Britain .The Germans were halted. -
The end of The Battle of The Marne
Both sides dug trenches ,which became the western front. Resulted in an Allied victory against the German armies in the west. -
The beginning of The Battle of Gallipoli
This battle was between Britain and The Ottoman Empire.
Britain attempted a naval invasion to get the Ottoman capital of Istanbul. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
One of the reasons the U.S. entered the War. The Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat. -
The end of The Battle of Gallipoli
Britain was also trying to open a sea route to resupply Russia in the Ottoman Empire.In the end Britain retreated. -
The beginning of The Battle of Verdun
This Battle was between Germany and France.The battle of Verdun turned into an attrition battle. -
The beginning of The Battle of The Somme
This battle was between Germany ,France, and Britain.It was also the largest battle of WW1 on the western front. -
The end of The Battle of The Somme
The battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest in human history with 1+million dead.This battle was the very first to use tanks. -
The end of The Battle of Verdun
The battle of Verdun was the longest battle on the western front at 303 days . The battle took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France. -
The Interception of The Zimmerman telegram
Count Johann von Bernstorff offered significant financial aid to Mexico if it agreed to enter any future U.S-German conflict as a German ally. It was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office -
The March Russian Revolution
Tsar Nicholas II ruthlessly suppressed a revolution . During WW1 conditions in Russia worsened ,the Tsars ineffective government couldnt handle fighting or maintaining order in the country. -
The US joins WWI
The main reason for the US joining the war was because of the Sinking of the Lusitania&the Zimmerman telegram. The US entered on the side of the British and French . -
The November Russian Revolution
The November Revolution put the Bolshevik party in power.This is the second revolution to happen in Russia in 1917. -
The Signing of the Armistice
The fighting in World War I came to an end. Following the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany that called for a ceasefire effective at 11 a.m. -
The Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The leaders of France and Britain sought revenge through the peace treaty after WW1. Germans had no chance to negotiate and had harsh terms imposed on them by the treaty. -
The creation of The League of Nations
The league of Nations was intended to be a place where countries could work out their problems. It was Wilsons hope for lasting peace and it rested on his fourteenth point which is the League of Nations . -
The Creation of The USSR
Joseph Stalin to over as leader . The Bolsheviks had won and set up the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
