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Franz Ferdinand Assasination
Visited Bosnian capital with his wife Sophie and was shot. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Declared war and thought it would be short. -
Germany invades Belgium
Used the "Schlieffen Plan" -
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Battle of Tannenburg
Battle between Russian Empire and German Empire -
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First Battle of Marne
First world war battle -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A U-boat sank the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland -
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Battle of Verdun
Between the German and French armies -
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Battle of Jutland
Naval battle between Royal fleet and German fleet -
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Battle of Somme
The slaughter was horrifying. Battle with British and french empires. -
U-Boats.
The Kaiser announced that U-boats would sink all ships in the British waters. -
Selective Service Act
Congress passed the Selective Service act which allowed the government to call in people to join the armed forces. -
Selective Service Act
Congress passed the Selective Service act which allowed the government to call in people to join the armed forces. -
Famine.
By 1917, famine stalked the country of Germany. -
Shipping losses
By the fall of 1917, shipping losses had been cut in half. -
US Declares war
The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary -
USSR withdraw from War
On March 3, 1918 Russia officially withdrew fro World War 1, ending the war on the Eastern front. -
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German Spring Offensive of 1918
Series of German attacks along the western front. -
World War 1 ends
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Registered
By the end of 1918, 24 million men had been registered under the seletive service act.
