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the assassination
the assassination of archduke franz ferdindand and his wife. -
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WWI
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war declared
austria-hungary declares war on serbia -
july-august
russia, france and britain, the triple entente declared war on the triple allience -
marne
the first battle of marne. -
limanowa battle
17-day battle near limanowa austria defeated the russians and drove them eastward. -
campaign
new zealang, british, australian, and french troops made repeated assults on the gallipoli peninsula which caused the gallipoli campaign. -
battle
battle of verdun, german lunched a massive attack against the french near verdun. -
beginning
the beginning of the battle -
end
battle of somme, more than 20,000 british soldiers died -
unrestricted
the unrestricted submarine warfare is when germany's submarines sink the battle ships without warning. -
american enters the war
the zimmerman letter was sent but blocked by the allied powers and told america about it, they got offended and enertered the war -
russian
communist leader vladimir ilych lenin siezed power on russia and insisted on ending his countries involement in the war -
second battle
the allies and germans clashed with the second battle of marne, with the aliied powers having 2 million more americans and 250 tanks; allies are gaining power. -
armistice
the new represenitive of the german government agreed on a armistice, or and agreement, to stop WWI -
treaty
the treaty of versaillis was signed and WWI was officially over