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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
~~~ This is a picture of Franz Frerdinand of Austria gettting in his car before being assassinated~~
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife triggered World War 1.
Garvrilo Princip , a student that lived in Serbia, fired the shots that killed Ferfinand and his wife as they stoped before leaving town. Franz and his wife decided to go and inspect the Austro-Hungarian troops in Bosnia. The Black Hand supplied a group of students with weapons for the assination. -
Austria declared war on Serbia
~~The picture is of Austian troops agreeing to go to war~~
On this day Austria-Hungray declared war on Sebia to begin World War 1. The trigger of the war was the killng of Francis Ferdinand and his wife. The Austrian government blamed Serbian government for the killing and then declared the war. -
Germany declared war on Russia
~~ German troops going to war with Russia~~ -
Turks entered the war
~~This is a ship that was attacked by the Turkish troops.~~On this day the Ottoman Empire (now known as Turkey) sercretly signed a treaty with Germany. The Allies did not know about the treaty, and continued negotiations to keep the Turks neutral. In the last days of October is when it got bad, The Turkish troops bombared Russina ports on the Black Sea. This is when France, Great Britain and Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire. -
Germany declares war on France
~~~ A picture of German troops and family members.~~
Their strategy for war against Russia was the Schefffein Plan which called for an initial attack against France, Russia's ally. So even though Germany had no dispute with France at the time, it still declared war against France. The first wave of German troops assembled on the frontier of neutral Belgium, which in accordance with the Schlieffen Plan would be crossed by German armies on their way to an invasion of France. -
Germany declared war on France
~~German troops going into Belgium for war.~~
Germany declared war on France. German troops poured into Belgium as directed under the Schleiffen Plan, drawn up in 1905. The British foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding their withdrawal from the neutral Belgium. -
British declaration of war
~~Young boys holding banners that have facts that say Birtsh declaration of war~~
The British foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding their withdrawal from the neutral Belgium. Germany did not withdraw from Belgium and Britain declared war on Germany. This is seen to be the start of the war. -
Germany declares waters around British Isles a war zone
~~A newspaper artical on the unrestriced warfare from Germany~~
Germany declared unrestricted warfare against all ships, neutral or not, that entered the war zone around Britain.This was all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, were liable to be sunk without warning. Within a month, a German cruiser had sunk the William Frye, an American vessel carrying grain to England. -
Zeppelins
~~This is a Zeppelin, it was used by the German~~
Two German Zeppelins where based in Fuhlsbüttel in Germany, It carried lots of fual and a couple of bombs, and also about 30 incendiary devices. The Emperor had stoped the attack on London, he was concerned about Royal family to whom he was related. The Zeppelines where very quite and arrived without warning bombing the cities. -
Wilson wins 1916 presidential election
~~ This is a picture of Woodrow Wilson during the 1916 election.~~
Declaring "he kept us out of war," Wilson and Democrats barely defeat Hughes and Republicans (277 to 254 in electoral college)
Woodrow Wilson and Evans Hughes where going aganest each other for the campaign. Hughes was Republican candidate and Wilson was Democratic candidate. After a hard fight Wilson defeated Hughe, Wilson was helped by his campaign slogan "He kept us out of war -
Wilson talked to Congress
~~ A professional picture of Woodrow Willson.~~
After going to Congress months prior to go to war against Germany. On this day is the day they declare war on Germany. The unrestricted submarine warfare that was introduces by the Germans is the main reason that Woodrow Wilson took it to congress to declare war. -
When America joined World War 1
~~~ This is a picture of the newspaper artical delcaring U.S officially at war.~~
America tried to stay out of the war but on this day Woodrow Wilson decided to join the war. They joined on the side of the Allies. This was 4 days after Wilson and the congress decided to join the war. -
The Armistice
~~The soilders celebrating the ending of the World War 1.~~~
It is the ending of the World War 1. A Armistice, which is an agreed, temporary cease fire between opponents in order to discuss formal peace terms, was signed in a railroad car in France.The terms of the agreement called for the cessation of fighting along the entire Western Front to begin at precisely 11 AM that morning. After over four years of bloody conflict, the Great War was at an end. -
The Treaty of Versailles
~~Men bargining the Treaty of Versailles.~~
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris, between Germany and the Allies. The treaty was needed because it was such a awful and bloody war. The total deaths of all nations who fought in the war is thought to have been 8.5 million with 21 million being wounded.
