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Allies
Allies, made up of the following nations :
Britain
France
Russia
This alliance would later encompass the United States and the Italians. Founded as a counter to the increasing strength of the German Empire and Austria Hungary. -
Central Powers
The opposition to the Triple Entente and the Allies. Originally made up of :
German Empire
Austria-Hungary
Italy
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austrian and Hungarian thrones, as Franz Josephs son was murdered. In a visit to the neighboring nation of Serbia, which was not sympathetic to the Austrians, Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serb nationalist and member of the Serbian Black Hand. This would be one of the few reasons the Great War would happen. -
Schlieffen Plan
A plan created by German general Edward Schlieffen, that would allow the German army to move through Belgium and into France, quickly seizing Paris, while at the same time, German troops would march onto Moscow, a much smaller amount of troops, as 90% of the German Army would be in France, this was also made to combat the British getting involved, as it would deter them from getting involved. -
Sinking of Lusitania
The British liner Lusitania was sank by German U-boats after several attempts to contact the ship and steer them off course, seeing as there was a war going on. There was thought that they were selling and sending weapons to the Triple Entente nations, so the U-Boat commanders fired upon it, ultimately sinking it, and solidifying British involvement in the war. -
Sinking of the liner Arabic
RMS Arabic was a passenger ship of the White Star Line that served the Liverpool – New York and Liverpool – Boston routes. On 19 August 1915, the German submarine U-24 torpedoed Arabic, and the ship sank in 9 minutes. -
Sinking of the Sussex
French liner Sussex was torpedo'ed without warning, this would leave many hundreds dead and the formation of the Sussex agreement. This would give ships adequate warning before being fired upon, to leave the area. -
Battle of the Somme
Perhaps one of the bloodiest battles of the war, behind Verdun and Ypres. On one day alone 57,000 British soldiers were killed in action. It was to be Britain's big role in the war, to deter Germany from attacking France, and holding on to Belgium. It was a disaster for British army, many thousands died as artillery strikes stopped advances. The German army had better defenses but were needed elsewhere to combat the oncoming French to the north, thus they had to retreat. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note) was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.This would prompt the United States to join the war, at least partially. It is also worth noting, the British cut the Atlantic cable, so this may be falsified. It is known that J.P Morgan had invested into Britain's Economy, and if they lost... they'd lose their money. -
Selective Service Act of 1917
Some six weeks after the United States formally entered the First World War, the U.S Congress passes the Selective Service Act on May 18, 1917, giving the U.S. president the power to draft soldiers. -
War Industries Board
The War Industries Board was a United States government agency established on July 28, 1917, during World War I, to coordinate the purchase of war supplies. The organization encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency and urged them to eliminate waste by standardizing products. -
Food Administration
During United States participation in the Great War the U. S. Food Administration was the responsible agency for the administration of the U.S. army overseas and allies' food reserves. One of its important tasks was the stabilization of the price of wheat on the U.S. market. -
Committee on Public Information
The Committee on Public Information, also known as the CPI or the Creel Committee, was an independent agency of the government of the United States created to influence U.S. public opinion regarding American participation in World War I. -
Convoy System
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Espionage and Sedition Act
The Sedition Act of 1918 (enacted May 16, 1918) was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne (French: Seconde Bataille de la Marne), or Battle of Reims (15 July – 6 August 1918) was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. -
Austria Hungary Surrenders
The Armistice of Villa Giusti ended warfare between Italy and Austria-Hungary on the Italian Front during World War I. The armistice was signed on 3 November 1918 in the Villa Giusti, outside of Padua in the Veneto, northern Italy, and took effect 24 hours later. -
Cease-Fire and Armistice
The Armistice - an agreement to stop fighting - was signed between France, Britain, and Germany on 11th November 1918, bringing four years of fighting in the First World War to an end. Here are ten facts about the Armistice. -
Establishment of German Republic
The greatest backstab of the 20th century. A rag tag band of socialists in Berlin mutinied against the Kaiser and the Kaiserlich government, and formed an illegitimate government, at least temporarily. Eventually the Kaiser would abdicate this throne, as the sense of munity spread to his General Staff. Later the government would become a legitimate body and surrender to the Allies.
