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world war one
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founding of the triple entnte
three alliance of powers, supplemented by various agreements with Portugal, Japan, the United States, Brazil and Spain, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. -
founding the triple alliance (central powers )
The Triple Entente was the name given to the alliance of Great Britain, France, and Russia. Other alliance was Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy. This soon was turned into the world war 1. -
!st battle of the marne
more than 500,000 were killed or wounded. French totalled 250,000, 80,000 of them dead, while British were 13,000, 1,700 of them dead. -
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, was shot dead in Sarajevo, Gavrilo Princip, was one of a group of six Bosnian Serb assassins coordinated by Danilo Ilić. -
sinking of the lusitania
This boat was sunk by the German submarine, which was the first ever used in battle. This caused the US to get into World War 1. -
battle of verdun
This Battle was against the French and German Empire. The Germans lost. inflict a much higher casualty count on its French adversary. -
usa declares war on germany
Germany made a lot of attempts to finish the war before US troops arrived. The US soldiers showed immense bravery but weren't fully prepared for modern warfare and -
treaty of brest-litovsk
Kollontai's opposition to the proposed treatment of Finland under the led to her resignation from the Soviet government -
2nd battle of the marne
the 2nd Battle of the Marne in 1918. The bronze plaque recounts how in the course of General Mangin's great counter attack the 1st Division -
armistice ends world war 1
It was signed in a railway carriage in Compiègne Forest on and marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany, although not technically a surrender.
