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Assassintion of Franz Ferdinand
Franz was shot along with his wife on June 28th 1914. he was shot in Sarajevo. His assassination was the main reason that the first World War started. -
Austria-Hurgary declares war on Serbia
One month after Franz Ferdinand was killed, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Germany and Austria-Hungary gave Serbia an ultimatum to let them have thier own invenstigation on Archduke's killing. -
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Start of the war to the end of the war
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Germany invades Belgium
Germany invaded Belgium to protect themselves from France. Belgium was an country with a economy based on trade and industry. The population was 7.5 million. -
Battles of the Frontiers
series of battles fought on the eastern frontier of France. It was a German victory. It was located in Lorriane, the Ardennes and Southern Beligum -
Battle of Krasnik
It lasted three days. It was an Austrian-Hungarian victory. It was the first battle that started the engagement between Austria-Hungary and Russia. -
Battle of Tannenburg
It was between the Russian and German empires. it almost resulted in the total destruction of Russia's Second Army. It was a German victory. -
Germany invades Luxembourg
Major battle between Russia and Austria-Hungary. This was an Russian victory. Alson their were 225,000 casualties. -
The first battle of Marne
It was the first world war battle. It was a victory against the German army. 81,700 of those 263,000 soliders died. -
USSR withdraws from war
The reason that they withdrawed was it disruppted the German's Schlieffen Plan. Also, their failed attempt to advance was a sign of the retreat. It left 1,700,000 dead and 5,000,000 wounded -
Siege of Tsingtao
It was an allied victory. It was fought by imperial Japan and the Untied Kingdom against germany. It was also the first encounter between German and Japanese forces and the first Anglo-Japanese operation during the war. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
It was a british ocean liner. Leonard Peskett was the designer. German missile set of the under cargo of the ship and supposedly blew the ship up, but people believe that the boiler exploded. -
First Battle of the Isonzo
Fought between Italy and Austria-Hungary. It was an Italian victory.The Ausrtians had an advantage for fighting with uphill positions. -
Battle of Verdun
Lasted 9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days. It was a major on the western front. It resulted in 70,000 casualties. -
Battle of Jutland
Took place in the North Sea near Denmark. it was a naval battle fought by the British. The result of this battle was the British dominance of the North Sea was maintained. -
Battle of Somme
It took 4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days. It was one of the largest battles of World War 1. It resulted in nearly 60,000 casualties. -
America declares war on Germany
It took 4 years, 3 months, 1 week. President Woodrow Wilson declared Declaration of Peace with Germany but, Germany refused.It resulted in millions of military deaths. -
German Spring Offensive of 1918
Took place in Northern France. It was a series of German attacks along the Western Front. it ended July 18th 1918. -
World War 1 ends
At the end of the war, Germany surrendered. It was the biggest war in history.
