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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian. Austria and Germany have an alliance in place, so Austria and Germany start a war against Serbia. Serbia and Russia have an alliance, and Russia has alliances with other European countries etc. This was the spark that started the war. -
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Trench Warfare
Soldiers dug trenches to fight from to provide some safety and ended up fighting from trench to trench. -
Schlieffen Plan
Planned German invasion of France. -
Germans introduce poison gas
Germans bring poison gasses into play in World War I bringing a whole new method of mass destruction of human lives. -
Sinking of Lustania
German U-Boat fires torpedo at an American passenger boat. -
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Battle of Verdun
Mostly faught in trench warfare, a very bloody battle with many losses on both sides. -
Sussex Pledge
A promise made by Germany to the United States not to fire on passenger ships. -
Zimmermn Telegram
A message sent by Germany to Mexico to launch a war on the U.S. and it caused the U.S. to form an alliance with France and Great Britain and declare war on Mexico and Germany. -
Committee on Public Information formed
Convince people to buy military bonds to help fund the military. -
Selective Service Act becomes law
An act that established all males had to register for the draft. -
General John J. Pershing became AEF Leader
He became the leader of the AEF in Europe -
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Battle of Argonne Forest
Major battle of WWI that stretched along the entire western front. -
World War I ended
The war was over.