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About a week after the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife austia-Hungary decalared war on serbia -
On June 28th of 1914 the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand and his wife sophie happed. Someone that worked for the "black men" killed them after the first atemt had failed. He was trying to get a drink and their driver took a wrong turn on the street and he killed them. -
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Germany invades Belgium, but is stopped at the First Battle of the Marne. The Schlieffen Plan fails. -
They entered WW1 October 29th 1914 when two recently purchased ships of their navy, which was still crewed bu the german and did a surprise attack against Russians. -
First Battle of Ypres: Attempting to outflank each other, Allied and German troops were unable to win a decisive victory, leading to the onset of trench warfare. -
Germany initiates a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, whereby all merchant ships, including those of neutral countries, would be subject to attack. -
A combined force of Austro-Hungarians and Germans invade Serbia. After weeks of fighting, the Serbian Army was forced to retreat. -
Hoping to “bleed France white,” the German Army launches a major offensive against the symbolic fortress of Verdun. Fighting did not end until december of the same year -
Great Britain and France secretly sign the Sykes-Picot Agreement. Assuming they will defeat the Ottoman Empire, they divide the Middle East. -
In the largest naval battle of the war, Britain’s Royal Navy Grand Fleet and the German Navy’s High Seas Fleet fought to a draw, both sides claimed victory. -
After a seven-day artillery bombardment, Allied troops launch an offensive meant to divert German troops from Verdun. The British suffered around 50,000 casualties on the first day and fought until November of the same year. -
On April 6th,1917 the United states of america declared war on Germany. On April 2, President Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany specifically citing Germany's renewed submarine policy as “a war against mankind. It is a war against all nations. -
Allied troops, largely those from the British Empire, launch an attack to seize key ridges near Ypres. They achieve victory, but only after months of fighting in horrific conditions and sustaining heavy casualties. -
During the first month of combat there with a lot of spiders, Germany attacked Belgium and then France. in the East Russia attack both Germany and Austria and Hungary, file in this house Austria-Hungary attack Serbia. -
Due to low sources and on the homefrount. By the fall of 1918, Germany and its allies realised it was no longer possible to win the war. the ones still fighting alongside Germany started to pullout from the war and by the end of November germany was fighting alone.