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ww1
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the assination of arch duke franze ferdinhand
archduke Franz Ferdinand the next in line for the throne of Austria Hungary assassinated after visiting Bosnia by a member of the nationalist group the black hand -
war is declared
world war I begins after Austria-Hungary-soon declares war on Serbia. -
germany declares war on allied nations
Germany declares war on France, Russia, and Great Britain. which in turn declared war on Germany too. -
First Battle of the Marne
the first battle begins between Germany and France which first introduces trench warfare a form of warfare used for the next 4 years of war -
Great britain declars war on the ottoman empire
great Britain and France officially declared war on the ottoman empire -
Second Battle of Ypres
this was the first battle in which germans used mustard gas on the allied forces. -
The Gallipoli Campaign
the landing of Gallipoli the plan was to capture the ottoman empire's capital. during the whole raid, the allies suffered 200,000 casualties. The landing was considered a tragedy and a failure for the allies. -
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
a tragedy caused by a german u-boat off the southern coast of Ireland. the boat sank just in 18 min and killed 1,200 people who were due to the incident as well as 128 u.s citizens. The Lusitania as well held 170 tons of ammunition -
Battle of verdun
french and germans over the next 10 months into the battle both nations suffer altogether 700,000 casualties as well 300,000 killed at the end of the battle and destroyed many french villages and leaving the land uninhabitable. -
Battle of Jutland
the battle of Jutland was between Britain's and german naval fleets. as well the large naval fleets were a cause of world war 1 because of the arms race. the naval battle overall had an undecided victor. -
First Battle of the Somme
the battle of the Somme was considered the bloodiest day in history in battle with about 20,000 killed during the first day in action. at the end of the battles about 1,000,000 casualties from both sides combined -
U.S. Enters World War I
the u.s declares war on Germany in retaliation for the unrestricted submarine warfare practice -
the battle of cambrai
one of the first battles to have large-scale use of tanks in combat. The British uses a surprise attack to throw off the germans which allowed Britain and France to take 7,500 prisoners. A large amount of land taken from Germany would be soon given back due to the terrible weather making great Britain have to back off and be in their original position. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
the Russian government concludes a peace treaty with the central powers with the treaty Russia gives away authority towards Ukraine and polish and baltic territories as well as Finland -
Treaty of Versailles
the treaty of Versailles was a peace document signed at the end of world war 1 which was signed by the allies. the sighing happened in the hall of mirrors in the palace of Versailles