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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
Heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is shot to death along with his wife by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on this day in 1914. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm -
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July Crisis
Crisis between the Austro-Hungarian empire and Serbia broke out, which led to World War 1. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm -
Battle of Ypres
this was the first of what would be three battles to control the city and its positions on the north coast of Belgium. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-ypres -
North sea is military area
The United Kingdom announces that the North Sea is a military area, effectively creating a blockade of goods into Germany. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm -
Christmas truce
war was stopped for one day, christmas. both sides took a rest and celebrated. The two sides played games together and talked the whole day. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm -
War Zone declared
Germany declares the area around great britain as a war zone. this even included nueteral countries merchant vessals as potential targets. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm -
Second War of Ypres
during this battle the germans first started using poisonous gas. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm -
Battle of Verdun Begins
This battle was the longest and bloodiest battle of world war one. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm -
Battle of Jutland
This was the major naval battle of the war. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm -
Battle of Somme
This was the first battle that tanks were used. One of the largest battles of World War 1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme -
Peace Treaty
A peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers is signed. it is called the Treaty of Brest Lotovsk. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm -
United States
The United States, President Wilson, declares war on Germany. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/wwi -
Battle of Passchendaele
This is also known as the Third Battle of Ypres. A plan to attack the German lines just outside of Ypres. here they used 17 buried mines. http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/maps_ypres.html -
Spring Offensive
Germany launches the spring offensive. This was a series of German attacks along the western coast. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm -
Hundred Day Offense
The Hundred Days was the final campaign on the Western Front during the Great War. During this period a series of sequential Allied offensives finally broke through German resistance Lloyd, Nickolas http://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/hundred_days_offensive -
Russian Government
the Russian government was overthrown during the 1917 Russian Revolution by the Bolsheviks. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm -
treaty of versailles
Treaty of peace that ended the wars between Germany and allied forces. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles -
Works Cited
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/WWI-Timeline.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles
Lloyd, Nickolas http://encyclopedia.1914-1918-
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/maps_ypres.html
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/wwi
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-ypres
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme
