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The Crowning of Nicholas II
Nicholas is crowned Czar of russia. Also Germany and Russia did not renew their friendship treaty. This cause the two countries to dispise each other. -
Bloody Sunday
The number killed is uncertain but the Tsar's officials recorded 96 dead and 333 injured. The government claimed more than 4,000 dead. Estimates still average around 1,000 killed or wounded, both from shots and trampled during the panic. -
The assassination of Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo. -
Declaration of War
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
Russia helps it's ally
Being that serbia is an ally of their's , Russia rallys up their forces and joins their fight. -
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Germany joins the fight
Aug 1st- Germany mobilizes her armed forces and declares war on Russia.
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The Battle of the Frontiers
27,000 French soldiers die on this single day in an offensive thrust to the east of Paris, towards the German borders. -
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Battle of Tennenburg
German army, led by Erich Ludendorff and Paul von Hindenburg achieves its greatest victory of the war on the Eastern front against Russia at the Battle of Tennenberg. -
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Battle of Marne
The first battle put Germans invasions on France to a halt. -
The trenches of the western front
the first trenches of the western front are dug -
An unanimous Truce
Unofficial Christmas Truce declared by soldiers in the trenches along the Western Front. -
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Total War
War becomes "Total War" with German Zeppelin air raid on England -
Slient but deadly
British use gas in battle near Loos, but shifting winds cause 60,000 British casualties. -
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Battle of Verdun
The longest battle of the war, the Battle of Verdun, is fought to a draw with an estimated one million casualties. -
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Battle of Somme
This battle had results in an estimated one million casualties and no breakthrough for the Allies. British introduce the tank, an effective weapon but didnt make much of a difference. -
The ending Reign of Tsar Nicholas II
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates.
Provisional government is declared. -
USA is now in WWI
President Wilson asks congress for permission or to declare war with Germany -
A change in government in Russia
The Lenin led Bolsheviks Socialist overthrew Kerensky's government -
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Death of the former Tsar
Former Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, children, and members of his entourage are murdered by the Bolsheviks -
The near end of WWI
At eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the war ends as Germany and Allies sign an Armistice. -
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Disease Strikes hard
Two waves of influenza kill more people than did the war. -
The final results and payment for damages
Peace Treaty signed by German delegates and Allies in Versailles. The Germans had to:
-Back land to France , Belgium, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Demark.
- Lower military strength to 10,000 men and they couldnt have any tanks
- And had to pay 5 billion dollars which led to their Great Depression
Because of this action of this treaty , most germans wanted to fight more.
