WWI Russian Revolution

  • Paul Von Hindenburg

    Paul Von Hindenburg

    German Military Leader during WWI, also had drove Russia out of East Prussia.
  • Airplanes

    Airplanes

    Airplanes had added a great advantage in the war, and both sides of the conflict rushed to make faster and better planes as the war went on.
  • Blockade of Germany

    Blockade of Germany

    The allied powers, and mostly Britain, implemented a naval blockade on Germany to restrict supplies and goods as an aim to cause Germany to struggle with war effort and economy.
  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    The assassination of Franz Ferdinand led to a series of events to cause WWI, first leading to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia.
  • Battle of Ardennes

    Battle of Ardennes

    German and French fought, and was a key part of the larger battle as the Battle of the Frontiers.
  • Poison Gas

    Poison Gas

    Was a terrifying development in WWI, and shaped the meaning of chemical weapons being a weapon of mass destruction.
  • Gallipoli Campaign

    Gallipoli Campaign

    The Gallipoli Campaign was aimed to make the Ottoman Empire leave the war by capturing the Dardanelles Strait and Constantinople.
  • Flame Throwers

    Flame Throwers

    The flamethrower was used the clear trenches and fortifications in order to force enemy soldiers to flee into the open land.
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania

    German submarines torpedoed and sank the British ocean liner known as the Lusitania. Which resulted in the death of 1,198 people, with 128 of which being Americans.
  • Vladimir Lenin

    Vladimir Lenin

    Lenin led the October Revolution, and had established the first socialist state.
  • Tanks

    Tanks

    Tanks emerged during World War One as a new weapon technology. It was developed by the British due to the stalemate of the trench warfare.
  • Submarines

    Submarines

    Germany used submarines as a way to disrupt travel of shipping and supply lines of other water traveling vessels.
  • Tsar Nicholas II

    Tsar Nicholas II

    Tsar had stubborn adherence toward the autocracy, and with the disastrous involvement of the Russians, there was much discontent.
  • Battle of Belleau Wood

    Battle of Belleau Wood

    US and Germany fight in a forested area near the Marne River. The Germans are driven out after six attacks and large casualties.
  • Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson

    Had actions and policies that had impact on Russia and Allies. Refusal to recognize Bolshevik government had led to pursuit of a democratic Russia, which all contributed to the Cold War.