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assassination of the archduke
On June 28, 1914 a 19 year-old Serbian Slav Gavrilo Princip had gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand while he was riding in his carriage with his wife in Sarajevo, Bosnia. -
Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia
With the assassination of their Archduke Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia on July 28, 1914 -
The Battle of Marne
On September 7, 1914 30 miles away from Paris the French and German armies were fighting and the French army had made a gap between Germany's two armies took advantage and flanked them from the gap. -
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The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was fought on the western front between the French and German armies this battle lasted from February 21, 1916-December 18, 1916. They were over 700,000 casualties -
the Zimmerman Telegram
This was a Telegram from the Germans to Mexico saying they would get more U.S. territory if they join the german army. This made the U.S. join in on WW1 because Germany was trying to get Mexico to go against us. -
The Battle of Arras
All of the Allies of Britain helped attack the German army because the British army is to small to defeat the Germans by themselves and they could not be beat. -
The Battle of Cambrai
this battle was fought between the armies of the British and the Germans. the british was trying to capture a point of the Germans supply town. -
The Battle of Balleau Wood
This battle occurred during the German spring offensive near the Marne river in France. This battle was fought between the 2nd and 3rd U.S. divisions along with the forces of the British and French armies. -
The End of the Great War
The Germans had lost and they met with the French in Versailles and made them sign a treaty stating that the war would end and that Germany would pay for all of the damage they had caused. -
The First Battle of Ypres
this battle was part of the first battle of Flanders in Belgium. This when the Germans attacked France because they thought it would take a long time for Russia to mobilize their army so they knew they were not going to be in a two-front war.
