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The igniting of WW1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo. -
WW1 begins
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after Serbia fails to listen to Austria-Hungary's demands -
Germany gets their hands full!!(August 1-4)
During these days Germany has got their selves into a lot of fighting. Germany has declared war on Russia,France and since they decided to invade Belgium, Britain declares war against Germany as a result -
Ottoman empire enters the war
The Ottoman empire entered the war when 2 of their ships carried out a surprise attack against the Russian ports. This is also known as the "Black Sea Raid" -
Submarines
Germans begin to use submarines against Allied merchant ships around the island of Britain -
Battle of Gallipoli
The Allies attack the Ottoman empire this battle lasts over 8 month and will end as a Ottoman empire victory -
Bad move by the Germans
The Lusitania is sunk by a German u-boat which had sent a torpedo to the side of the ship. The sinking of this boat killed 1,959 people and left 761 survivors. This causes everyone to be mad around the world -
The interception
The British intercepts a message from Germany intended for Mexico and in the message it says that the German would like to team up and go against the US -
US enters war
The US declares war on Germany -
Bye Bye Russians
The Russians make peace with the Central powers and they leave the war -
Fourteen points
Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen points for peace and a end of the war -
2nd Battle of Marne
The second battle of Marne will end August 6th as a Allies victory -
Fighting comes to a end
Germany agrees to an armistice and the fighting comes to an end -
WW1 ends!!
Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles and the war is over
