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Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was the rightful heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Later he was killed by Gravrilo Princip a member of Young Bosnia, a yugoslavist organization whos soul purpose was to end Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia. This event resulted in the ignition of WW1. -
World War 1 begins
After the assassination of the archduke. This moment sparked a chain reaction of events that would eventually make up World War 1.This war will be waged between the countries of Germany,Russia,England,Spain,Belgium, and the USA. -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany declares war on Russia but could not attack until they have a justified way of doing so. Germany then declared an ultimatum to Serbia after the assassination of the Archduke. After seeing countries that were allied with them join the war, they decided to start fighting. -
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Battle of Gallipoli
The Battle of Gallipoli was a failed military operation lead by the British, that resulted in the Turks biggest victory in the war. Now that the Turks won, the failure of the campaign means that the war will continue. Along with that this was a big failure for the allied powers, losing over 140.000 -
Lusitania Sinks
The Lusitania was a British cruise that was torpedoed by a German submarine. 1,959 people drowned including 128 Americans who were on the cruise.This event is very important because it sparks the U.S to join the war, turning the tides of the Allied Powers into their favor. -
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Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun is the longest battle ever fought in WW1. The fight was between the Germans and the French. The aftermath of the war resulted in 700,000 casualties/death with France winning overall. This battle is important because it bridges into the British starting the Battle of Somme in hopes to pull back Germany from France at Verdun. -
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Battle of Somme
With the Germans heavily assaulting the French, the British to decides to lend a hand. Helping the French they won the battle but it came at a huge price, miscalculating how strong Germany was they lost 600,000 men. This battle was really important because it forced Germany to a allied retreat. -
Russian Revoution
The Russian revolution was a pair of two revelations in one. The first being the destruction of the czarist rule. The second being the development of the soviet union. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman note was actually a telegram saying that Germany and Spain should forage an alliance. This is important because when the Germans and Spanish create this alliance it is in efforts to face off when the U.S entered the war. As well Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. -
U.S enters World War 1
After the Germans declaring that they will win against the Allied powers, a German U-boat sunk a American liner. This resulted in the U.S cutting all diplomatic relationships with Germany. This is important because it helps British, Russia, and France with the fight against Germany. -
Russia withdraws from World War 1
Russia withdraws from World War because internal conflict in the country between the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Guard. Germany makes amends with Russia on stops attacking. Now Germany only has one front to take on that being France -
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Battle of Chateau-Thierry
The Battle of Chateau-Thierry was fought between the allied forces (USA, France, and Belgium) and Germany. The fight was first prompted by the Germans but in result losing by the French and American armies. This gave the allied powers a upper hand in finally defeating Germany. -
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Battle of Argonne
This was the Final battle between the Allies and Germany. A 47 day battle with 1,000,000 Americans and thousands of allies ready to fight. The reasoning for the starting the battle is because from the last battle it left Germany at a stopping point. So they took the opportunity to catch Germany of guard and finally win the war, up until armistice was created. -
Creation of Armistice
This is a very important to the World War because it finally ended the whole thing. Armistice is an agreement by both sides to come to a truce. In celebration the gave this date the holiday of "armistice day" later to be changed to Veterans Day. -
Treaty of Versailles
This treaty is also a very key event in the ending of World War 1. The main points that the treaty declared were to one end the state war between Germany and the Allies. Two, give Germany proper punishment for the terrible acts they have committed. -
First meeting of the League Of Nations
The league was established 6 days after the treaty of Versailles was made. The league consisted of France, England, Italy and USA. The main purpose of the League was to discuss about world wide conflicts and solutions to keep them from not happening.
