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The Schlieffen Plan
The Schlieffen Plan Was a plan that Germany had to quickly invade and defeat France before it had time to mobilize, then turn around and attack Russia. But their plan ended up failing because France already knew about it and they were prepared -
Trench foot
Trench foot is a fungus infection caused by standing in water for long periods of time(Especially bad at the beginning of the war).over 20,000 allied men were affected. -
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand had a big part in starting the war. It mad Austria-Hungary really mad, Austria-Hungary was furious and, with Germany's support, declared war on Serbia on July 28. Within them days, Germany declared war on Russia—Serbia's ally and invaded France via Belgium, which then caused Britain to declare war on German. Leading to the war. -
Christmas truce
On December 24,1914 both British and German soldiers along the Western Front during the world war 1 decided on a ceasefire in favor of a holiday celebration. After that they both came together and the conflict emerged for the trenches and they shared a gesture of goodwill by drinking together, playing soccer, talking about the war, and singing Christmas songs together. -
Edith Cavell
Edith Cavell was a British nurse who saved the lives of soldiers from both sides without discrimination and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German- occupied Belgium. When she was caught she was arrested, accused of treason, found guilty, and sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy, she was shot by a German firing squad on October 12, 1915. -
Armenian Genocide
Armenia became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1453, the Byzantine empire was conquered by Mehmed ll. The Armenians were Muslims they didn’t get get full equality under Islamic law. Soon their was tension between the Arminian’s and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire thought that the Christian Armenians would be more loyal to christian governments then they were to the ottoman. The ottoman government was obsessed with loyalty. soon after the ottoman. Soldiers began to kill the villagers -
Rats
When the soldiers were in the trenches they had a problem with rats, there were about millions infested rats in the trenches. These rats gorged themselves on human remains (some were as big as cats). One rat could produce 900 offspring, so it was impossible to get rid of them.