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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated by a member of the terrorist group, the Black Hand. His assasinators name was Gavrilo Princip. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria wanted to attack serbia. Germany promised to support Austria's invasion. Over the first two weeks of the war austria's attacks were thrown back with heavy losses. -
Germany invades Belgium
In order to get to France, Germany had to invade Belgium. Because they were nutral, when germany attacked Belgium attacked, Great Britan declared war. -
Battle of Tannenburg
It was a battle between The German Empire and The Russian Empire. Took Place in Allenstien. France and the UK haulted the German army while russian armies could be organized and brought to the front. -
First Battle of the Marne
German army had reached within 30 miles of paris, France. september 8th, france planned a surprise attack on germany & on september 9th the german army was forced to retreat. many lives were lost. -
gallipoli
Allied forces defeated in bid to establish a supply route to russia. -
Battle of Verdun
faught on the western front. Ended in a French Victory. resulted in more than a quarter of a million battlefield deaths. Verdun was the longest battle and one of the most devastating in the First World War. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
the ship departed new york to liverpool with hidden cargo of ammunition for the britsh troops. at 2:10 in the morning a german submarine sunk the ship killed 1001 of its passengers. -
Battle of the Jutland
Faught in the North Sea, near Denmark. commanded by Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, and the British Royal navy's fleet. The German fleet's intention was to lure out, trap and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet, as the German numbers were insufficient to engage the entire British fleet at one time. -
Battle of the Somme
The battle of somme lasted until november 18, 1916. Its was famous mainly because within the first day of battle 58000 british troops were killed. the british had 420000 casualties in all while the germans had 500000, the french 200000. -
Re-election Of Woody Wilson
7th November 1916
Woodrow Wilson is re-elected in the USA with a campaign slogan of "He kept us out of the war -
First Air Raid
The First German airplane (as opposed to zeppelin) air-raid is conducted on Britain -
german famine
750000 germans starved to death as a result of a british blockade. -
USSR withdraws from war
USSR withdraws out of war due to new government and poor technology. And they signed a treaty and pulled thier troops out. -
US declares War
the u.s. declared war on germany in response to the sinking of the Lusitania. Woodrow Wilson knew that going into war was inevitable but he was concerned for the future of american tolerance. -
Surprise Attack
20th November 1917
Battle of Cambrai begins with a surprise tank attack by the British. -
German Spring offensive of 1918
The Germans planned to defeat the British before the americans could arrive with strong forces. the germans fired 1 million rounds at the british, and took 21000 prisoner. -
World War 1 Ends
The war ended in Europe when the ArmiStice took affect on November 11. New countries were formed, and old ones were abolished.
