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Submarine
The Germans called submarines U boats and they were used to sink ships without warning. Submarines led to the sinking of the Lusitania. This is what drug the U.S. in the war. -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
He was assassinated June 28 1914. He had 4 children and a his wife Sophie Duchess of Hohenberg. He had 5 sideling's. -
Paul Von Hindenburg
He was a Prussia born military leader and a statesman who led in the imperial German army during the first world war. He became president of Germany. He had 3 children, and he was 6"6. -
Winston Churchill
He was a British statesman, military officer, and a writer. He and his wife Clementine Churchill had 5 kids together. He was only 5'6. -
Tsar Nicholas
He was the last reigning emperor of Russia. He was king of congress Poland, and the grand duke of Finland. -
Vladimir Lenin
His rea name was Vladimir IIyich Ulyanov. He was revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He was the first head of government of soviet Russia and he died in 1924 at the age of 53. He was married to Nadezhda Krupskaya and she died in 1924. -
Machine Guns
They were heavy guns like the maxim and lighter guns like Lewis gun. When they are fired it forced soldiers to seek cover. This is the development of trench warfare. -
Gavrilo Princip
He was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Duchess Von Hohenberg. -
Airplanes
Airplanes were primarily used for reconnaissance. They were able to get information on there enemy's. The engines fitted to them were less powerful and less reliable then those in modern automobiles. They them started to bomb, and aerial combat. -
Battle of Tepe
It was the first Skirmish between German and British forces during the Kamerun campaign in the first ww. -
Poison Gas
Mustard gas is what was most common in ww1. when it is in liquid form it is completely colorless, but in ww1 impure forms were used, witch had a mustard color and and the odor of garlic and horesradish. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U boat struck it with over a 1,190 deaths. There was 128 Americans and contributing to growing anti- German sentiment in the U.S. -
Battle of Verdun
They fought from February 21 to December 18 1916. It was the longest battle in ww1. It took place in the area surrounding fortress city of Verdun in northeastern France. -
Battle of Somme
It took place from July 1 to November 18 1916 in northern France. It resulted in a costly and large unnecessary Allide offensive against German forces. There was over a million casualties. -
Tanks
It was a revolutionary piece of technology in the world war. It was used to break trench warfare, and take down there enemy's in different ways.