-
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
a teenage Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, as their motorcade maneuvered through the streets of Sarajevo. -
Schlieffen Plan
the operational plan for a designated attack on France once Russia, in response to international tension, had started to mobilise her forces near the German border -
Trench warfare began
the way they used to get down in the trenches and every once and a while they would storm each other -
Christmas Truce along Western Front
they all sang christmas carols acroos the trenches even if they are against each other -
Germans introduce poison gas
its basically self explanatory they introduce poisionous gas -
Sinking of Lusitania
the ship sank during the war 1,959 people died -
sussex pledge
a promise made by germany to the u.s. for warfare -
zimmerman telegram
the british intersept a telegram from germany to mexico it said that mexico should launch a war against u.s. -
Period: to
Battle of Verdun
one of the largest war -
John j pershing
the commander over europe -
selective service act
all mean 18-45 have to register for the draft