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The Begining
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie visited the capital if Bosnia. There they were assassinated by a Serbian named Gavrilo Princip. As a result of the assassin being Siberian, Siberia was presented with an ultimatum. Either meet all Austria’s demands or have war declared upon it. -
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To officail start to the war
Siberia would not meet all of Austria’s demands but offered others in return. Austria said no and declared war upon siberia that same day. -
The Schlieffen Plan
The Germans developed the Schlieffen Plan, this was a plan for the German army to rush over to France, defeat them, and return to fighting Russia. -
The attack on Germany
The allied forces attacked Germany northeast of Paris. This resulted in a four day battle resulting in the retreat of the German Army. -
The attack on Paris
Through out September France became the battle grounds for the Allied and Centeral powers -
Trench Warfare
In the month of Februray the idea of trech warfare was introduced. This was the act of digging miles of tunnels to protects soliders from danger. -
Verdum
At this battle the slaughter reached its max with a total of over 300,000 casulities on both Germany and Frances side. Also Germany created a blockade in order to cut of Russian supplies. -
British relief
From the begining of July to the end of September the British Army tried to releave French forces. In the first day over 20,000 British died. -
New technology
The invention of the Submarine was introduced. -
Russian Death Count
At this point in the war over 5.5 million Russians had been killed, wounded, or taken POW. -
Vladimir Lenin rose to power
Vladimir Lenin rose to power in Russia and tried to stop the involvement in the war. -
The last push: The Battle of France
Germany did their final push against Allied forces. This became the largest artillery attack in the war. -
Push through the German Frount line
The allied forces pushed through the German line. -
The offical end to the war
Soldiers turned against the Kasier and ended the War. This made Germany into a republic. -
The Treaty of Versallies
The treaty of Versailles was signed between Germany and the Allied forces. This gave way to the creation of the League of Nations.