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Assissantion of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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World War One
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First Battle of Marne
the allias pushed the germans back 40 miles -
Dilomatic relations broken
Wilson broke off dilomatic relations with germany becuse of the sub maring or u boat however u call them wilson also ordered merchant ships to have weapons going to the war zone. -
Battle of Verdun
714,231 casualties, 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties for each month of the battle; other recent estimates increase the number of casualties to 976,000 with 1,250,000 suffered at Verdun from 1914–1918. The Battle of Verdun lasted for 303 days and became the longest and one of the most costly battles in human history. -
Battle of Somme
4 month long battle more then a million dead soliders -
Revolution in russia
workers in russia couldnt buy a loaf of bread for there familys to eat until citizens of russia overthrew the czar. -
Germanys last bid for victory
germany sent 1 million solders againts the allies and backed up by 6,000 artillerys including big burtha the heavy gun capable of firing a 2,100 pound shell 9 miles. -
America Decalared war
The USA declared war on germany -
Convoy System
a group of merchant vessels sailing together, with or without naval escort, for mutual security and protection -
Selective Service Act
The act required all men in the U.S. between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service. -
Espionage Act
The Espionage Act of 1917 is a United States federal law passed on June 15, 1917, shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I. It has been amended numerous times over the years. -
National War Labor Board
It was composed of twelve representatives from business and labor, and co-chaired by Former President William Howard Taft. -
Battle of Argonne forest
The American sufered 120,000 casualties
