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The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by the Black hand on June 28th, 1914 while on his way to visit kids at the hospital that were previously injured by a bomb that was intended to hit him and his wife. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914, because it was a Serbian that assassinated the Archduke. When Austria sent them an ultimatum on July 23, Serbia rejected the terms. -
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The Western Front
The Western Front was one of the main theaters of war. The German Army had opened the Western Front by invading Luxembourg and Belgium. They had gained military control of industrial regions in France. -
Belgium is invaded
Germany invaded Belgium which was a neutral country. The Belgium government announced that if war came they would uphold their neutrality. The war pushed Britain to ally with France, Russia, and Serbia -
Battle of the Marne
The battle of the Marne was a battle that they fought from September 5 - 12 1914. The battle was fought in a collection of skirmishes around Marne River Vally. -
The Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallipoli campaign was a military campaign in the First World War that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula. From February 17, 1915 - January 9, 1916. -
The Lusitania Sinks
The Lusitania was a Britain ship that was traveling from New York to Liverpool. The ship was then torpedoed by a German U-bot and that cause the ship to sink. This event cause the Americans to got against the Germans in the war. -
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest battles of WW1. The battle was fought along the Western Front between the French and the Germans. The Battle last from February 21st - December 18th 1916. Both sides lost many soldiers. -
The Battle at the Somme
The Battle at the Somme was another battle between France and Germany on the Western Front. This is the Second longest battle since WW1 started. -
US Enters The War
The USA was angry that the Germans sank their ship so they team up with France in the war. -
Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele also called The Third Battle of Ypres was a campaign of ww1, fought by the Allies against the Germans. -
Signing the Armistice
The Armistice was a contract that was signed at Le Francport near Compiegne, and it ended fighting on the land, sea, and air between the Entente and Germany. -
Battle of Mons
The Battle of Mons was a major action made by the British Expeditionary Force in WW1. The action was that the Allies would clash with Germany on the French Border. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the most important peace treaty in WWI. The Treaty ended the state war between Germany and The Allied Powers. -
Remapping after WW1
It Reshaped Many borders in Europe. The collapse of the Russian Empire created Poland, the Baltic, and Finland. The Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved into Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. when the Ottoman Empire collapsed Turkey was established.