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HMS Dreadnought commissioned
The WWI Battleships That Saved (And Doomed) the British Empire
This new kind of ship introduced into the British Navy was the main thing that revolutionized the British Navy and led to be so powerful. It had guns that allowed a faster rate of fire and a more precise lock on a target. -
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Franz Ferdiand is the main event that sparked World War I. The assassinator, Gavrilo Princip assassinated him because him and other members of a terriorist group called Black Hand Society were angry that Serbia was not independent and could not rule itself. Soon after the assassination, multiple countries declared war on each other, leading to the Great War. -
Russia mobilizes forces, Germany declares war on Russia
Russia the ally of Serbia moblizes their armed forces and as a result, the next day, August 1, 1914 Germany mobilizes their forces and declares war on Russia. These two events are important because Russia moving their forces led to Germany declaring war which was the official start of World War I. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany Officially Declares War on France
Germany declaring war on France expanded to war adding another country leading to the name the Great War. France joining the war led to other countries joining the war and making the allied system stronger and more predominant. -
Germany declares war on Belgium, Britain declares war on Germany
WWI Centennial: Britain Declares War on Germany
Germany declared war on Belgium who was neutral. Britain joining the war further led to the idea of the Great War with so many important countries involved. Britain and France were allies teaming up against Russia and Germany. Many Europeans, including the British, were eager for war and this declaration of war sparked a huge rise in patriotism. -
First trenches are dug on Western front
Trench Warfare
Trench warfare was one of the most brutual forms of war that defined World War I. The conditions in the trenches led to much more casualities and other injuries, including feet falling apart from constantly being wet. The trenches also had terrible rat infestations, bugs, lice, and other creatures. The conditions of trench warfare also led to much psychological damage. -
Christmas Truce
Christmas Truce
Only five months after the war began, it was Christmas. In a famous truce on Christmas Day, a ceasefire was called, just for the day, between the Germans and the Allied soldiers. Men who had been killing each other hours before we now playing soccer together and exchanging presents. -
Zeppelins strike Britain
Zeppelin
The German zeppelin air raid on Britain made the Great War a "total war" because now it had taken to the skies as well as everywhere else. The zeppelins were already over Britain before people had time to take cover. -
U-boat sinks Lusitania
Lusitania
The fact that the Lusitania was a passenger boat and so many people died angered so many people. The fact that there were Americans on board angered Americans and pushed Woodrow Wilson into entering the war. This event sparked anger for the Germans from the American people making them more enthusiastic for the war. -
Czar Nicholas II gains command of Russian Army
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David Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister
DLG<a
David Lloyd George was a huge part of the success for the Allied Powers in World War I. He was responsible for letting women work in factories which led to a great help in supply and tool making for the war. He also made a centralised government, this helped the Allied powers make decisive decisions that helped the Allies succeed. -
Rasputin is murdered
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Zimmerman telegram
Zimmerman
This telegram scandal further helped draw the United States into the war. It was a telegram supposedly from the German Minister to Mexico allegedly stating that Germany could help give back some current United States territory to them if they joined the war against the Allied Powers. This event angered Americans and pressured Wilson into joining the war. -
Russian Revolution starts
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Lenin returns from exile
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Russia's last offensive in Galicia
July Offensive
Leading up to the end of the war, Russia had several disastorious offensives, the last one being the Galician Offensive. It began July 1st and lasted until the 16th. This offensive showed just how much the Russian Army had fallen apart. -
July Days start
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October Revolution
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Winter Palace is taken by Bolsheviks
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Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson's 14 points was a plan that outlined world peace after the horrors of World War I. These points were the begininngs of the peace treaty that officially ended the war. By addressing the causes of war it helped discuss how they would be prevented in the future. -
Russian calender converts from Julian to Gregorian
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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Bolshevik Party changes to Communist Party
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Russian Civil War starts
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Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed
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Assassination attempt on Lenin
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War ends
Armistice
After four years, the war ends at 11am of 11/11/1918. Germany started falling after the Michael Offesive which they thought would get them close to winning the war but then France and Britain counter attacked and started destroying them from the inside out. The Triple Alliance had been damaged beyond repair. -
Peace Treaty signed in Versailles
Treaty of Versailles
This treaty was negotiated between the Allied Powers and Germany to make peace between the nations. This treaty was because it partly set up World War II because of how angry Germany was because of the amount of reparations they had to pay.
