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Russia’s army mounted several on the Eastern Front but was unable to break through their lines. Defeat combined with economic instability and scarcity of food
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The Archduke and his wife were visiting Bosnia and they were shot inside their car by Gavrilo Princip a Serbian nationalist. The Assassination causes WWI.
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Serbia, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Russia were ready to stand against Germany and Austria-Hungary
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Schlieffen Plan an aggressive military strategy. German troops crossed into Belgium. Germans assaulted the heavily fortified city of Liege
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Russian forces invaded the German-held regions but were stopped by their forces at the Battle of Tannenberg
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Fought in September French and British forces fought the german army
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the superiority of Britain’s Royal Navy was unchallenged but the Imperial German Navy had made substantial strides
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He went to Wichita, Kansas to the State Fair in 1917 while school was out. He went to the Marines recruiting station and was told that he was not old enough.
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Frank served 1917 to 1919
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At the outbreak of fighting in 1914, the United States remained neutral. Increasing difficulty to maintain in the face of Germany’s unchecked submarine aggression against neutral ships
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The first Ft. Riley casual Detachment of 102 men sailed from Hoboken, NJ to Europe in "Carpathia"
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German troops launched what would become the last German offensive attacking French forces (joined by 85,000 American troops as well) Allies successfully pushed back the Germans
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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the incessant boom of artillery went silent war ended with an armistice
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Frank was appointed to Corporal after WWI was over
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Frank Was discharged Honorably on Nov 13th by his commander