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Triple Alliance
The Triple Alliance was the military alliance among Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Italy -
**Franz assasination
Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed in Sarajevo, because he was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
The serbs (only 6) wanted to assasinate him because they were living in poverty because of Austro-Hungry. -
Schlieffen Plan
Schlieffen Plan led to Britain declaring war on Germany on August 4th, 1914. -
Battle of Mons
british retreat -
Battle of Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes
Russian army defeat -
Battle of Marne
Turning point in the war -
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Battle of Marne
Turning point of the war -
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First Battle of Ypres
Race to the sea -
First Zepplin raid on Britain
Civilian Casualties -
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Sinking of Lusitania
American involvment -
**Sinking of Lusitainia
Torpedoed by german u boat
2:10 - 2:28 (14:10 - 2:28)
North Atlantic Ocean, near Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland -
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Battle of Verdun
The secret way -
Battle of Jutland
The only naval battle. -
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Somme Offensive
Verdun diversion -
Battle of Fromelles
A feint -
**Germany's unrestricted warefare campaign started.
When germany entered the war, it wanted to damage trade, treaties.
Germany becomeing more powerful, used thier u boats to torpedo brittish mercheant ships and damgage brittish trade. -
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Battle of Cambrai
Tank tactics -
Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
Impact on the Western Front -
Armistice
German delegation -
Surrendered German fleet at Scapa Flow scuttled
Admiral Ludwig von Reuter's reasoning.
