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Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1914.html
I chose this event because it sparked the war. -
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Events of World War I
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Austria declares War on Serbia
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1914.html
This was the official start of the war, with the actual fighting. so I chose it. -
Battle of Tannenburg
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1914.html
Most of the Russian army were captured by the Germans, which I consider to be significant in the war. -
The Christmas Truce
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1914.html
I consider this to be one of the most memorable events of the war, so I included it on my timeline. -
Gallipoli
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1914.html
It was a devastating defeat so I decided to include it on my timeline. -
Lusitania Sank
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1914.html
This caused the Americans to enter the war due to the multiple American deaths. -
~Battle of the Somme~
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1914.html
This is an event in the book, well, it was....talked about. I don't know if they actually were in the battle in the book. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1914.html
This treaty pulled Russia out of the war. -
Collapse of the Hindenburg Line
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1914.html
The Germans were pushed back, I believe this was the start of the end of the war. -
The Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1914.html
This was the end to the first world war. Ironically it was signed at the eleventh hour of the eleventh month.