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World War 1
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assasinated in Serbian land, which caused the Austrians to demand justice from Serbia. -
War Starts
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Once this happened, a chain reaction of countrys declaring war on each other starts the first World War. -
Germany and Russia enter.
Germany declares war on Russia. Germany with Austria-Hungary and Russia with Serbia -
France Enters
Germany declared war on France and brought them into as well. They would be sided with Serbia and Russia. -
Britain Enters
Britain declares war on Germany so they become alliances with Russia and France -
The Battle of the Frontiers.
It was a battle fought between France and Germany on the coast of France and Belgium -
Japan enters
Japan declares war on Germany. With this, they join the allied powers -
Battle of Tannenberg
Germany and Russia go to battle on the Eastern front. Germany would win the battle. It was Germany's biggest win there. -
First Battle of Marne
They stop the German advance and it then results in trench warfare. -
Falaba Sunk!
The British liner, Falaba, was sunk by a Central power navy. It would only be the first to do so. -
German Ports Stopped
The British shut down all of the German sea ports. By doing this, they stopped all import and export trading. -
Poison Gas Used
Germany uses a new type of weapon, poison gas. The use of this started the Second Battle of Ypres -
Lusitania Sunk!
A German U-Boat sinks the Lusitania, wich had American lives lost. This started a German-US crisis. -
Italy Enters
Italy declars war on Ausrtia-Hungary, ignoring the treaties with the Central powers. -
Battle of Verdun
Germany attacks the French at Verdun. The French eventually come out on top, but both sides take very big loses. -
Sussix Sunk!
The French passenger ship, the Sussex, was sunk by another German submarie. -
Germany Reduces Power
Germany puts out a policy on their submarine warfare and its limitations. -
Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was the biggest naval battle in the history of the world. There was no outstanding victor. -
The Battle of Somme
The British in the Battle of Somme lost 60,000 men. It was the biggest los of men that Britain has ever taken. -
Italy declares war on Germany
Italy declares war on Germany -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmermena telegram was found and delivered to the US. It was a proposal to Mexico from Germany to side with them and go against the US. -
The US Enter
The US declare war on Germany after recieving the ZImmerman Telegram -
Greece Enters
Greece enters the war on the side of the Allies. -
The Third Battle of Ypres
The Third Battle Ypres starts. -
US and Austria-Hungary
The US declars was on Austria-Hungary -
The Battle of Piave
The Italians prevail and beat the Autrio-Hungarian forces at the Battle of Piave. -
The Second Battle of Marne
Germany starts their final push with the second battle of Marne. -
Armistice
The Armisice is signed. All fighting ceased at 11 AM -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treatys that helped end the first world war.
