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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand and his wife were gunned down by members of the Black Han on June 28,1914. -
Germany Invades Belgium
Germany invaded Belgium and started fighting. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
The two countries start fighting. -
Battle of Tannenburg
The German Empire and the Russian Empire fought from August 23-30,1914.The Germans were victorious. -
First Battle of Marne
The French and the germans fought in this battle.it lasted til september 12,1914. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The ocean liner was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in eighteen minutes, eleven miles off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland, killing 1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard. -
Battle Of Verdun
German and French armies fought from Febuary 21,1916 to December 18,1916 on the western front. The French won the battle. -
Battle Of Jutland
The Germans and the British fought from May 31- June 1 1916. Both sides claimed victory although the British lost more ships and twice as many sailors. -
Battle of the Somme
the british and the french fought against the germans. -
Us declares War On Germany
Congress asked for this request to make the world safe for democracy. -
German Spring offensive of 1918
This was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during WW1 -
End Of World War 1
All over the world on Nov 11 1918 people were celebrating, dancing in the streets, drinking champgne,haling the armistice that meant the end of the war.But at the front there was no celebration.
