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Assaination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria
The shooting of the archudke by a Sebrian nationalist was important because it started the chain of events leading to the war. -
Austria rejected Serbia's offer and declared war
Russia took action that same day. Russian leaders ordered the mobilization of troops toward Austria -
Strategy Developments
Italy claimed that it's memebership in the Triple Alliance had been a defensive strategy. -
Battle of limanowa
MIllions of soliders marched happily off to battle knowing they would dominate. -
First Battle of the Marne
They sent 600 taxi cabs to the front, spent 4 days fighting and the German general ordered them to retreat. -
Gallipoli
Opposing armies on the Western Front had dug miles of trenches for protection of the warfare. This became known as the Trench Warfare. -
Verdun
Combatants suffer devastating losses at battle of Verdun and the Somme -
Battle of the Somme
British army tried to relieve the pressure on the french. British forces attacked the Germans -
USA entering the war
President Wilson asks congress to declare war. The US enters the war on the side of the allies -
Russian Revolution
Russia's leader backed out of the war, but the people of Russia were mad. -
Treaty of Vestlitovsk
Russia and Germany signed the Treaty of Brest- Litovsk. Ending the war between them. Germany was now allowed forces to the Western Front. -
2nd battle of the marne
The German attack failed when an allied counterattack led by French forces and including several hundred tanks overwhelmed the Germans -
Armistice
An armistice is a situation in a war where the warring parties agree to stop fighting. The two alliances found a conclusion to the war. -
Treaty of Versi
This treaty was signed by the fighting Germans and the members of the Alllied Powers. There remained peace between these opponents.