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Franz Ferdinand is Assassinated
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand is Assassinated along with his wife on their way to visit Sarajevo. This was generally accepted by historians as the main cause of ww1, but not all agree because apparantly there had been problems building beforehand. -
world war 1 begins
Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War I -
First Battle of the Marne
he Allies stopped the German invasion of Paris. -
Germans Fire
The Germans fire shells filled with chlorine gas at Allied lines. This is the first time that large amounts of gas are used in battle, and the result is the near-collapse of the French lines. However, the Germans are unable to take advantage of the breach. -
Lusitania Sinks
A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship carries 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans. -
First Tanks
The British employ the first tanks ever used in battle, at Delville Wood. Although they are useful at breaking through barbed wire and clearing a path for the infantry, tanks are still primitive and they fail to be the decisive weapon, as their designers thought they would be. -
U.S. Enters War
Congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany. The United States enters World War I on the side of France and Britain. -
Germany and Russia Peace
The Germans sign a peace treaty with the new Bolshevik government of Russia. The terms of the treaty give Germany huge tracts of land that had been the Ukraine and Poland, and peace on the Eastern Front allows Germany to shift soldiers to the Western Front, causing serious problems for the French, British, and Americans -
Austrian-Hungarian Empire Surrenders
The Austrian-Hungarian Empire surrenders and signs that armistice with Italy -
Armistice Day
An Armistice is signed ending fighting on the Western Front.
