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Battle of Tannenberg
Russia arched to Prussia but it became hard for the Russians to get food and supplies to their men because of the differences in railway gauge. The Germans used their railway to surround the Russian second army before anyone realized what was happening. The Russians not only lost but thousands of men were killed and 125,000 were taken as prisoners. -
Austria declares war on Serbia
A Serbian citizen assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Exactly a month later Austria declares war on Serbia. This is the start of the first world war. -
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World War 1
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Germany declared war on France
Germany first invades neutral Belgium. Germany claimed that France had bombed a town in Germany called Nuremberg. German troops were on the way to France so France declared war back on Germany. -
Zeppelins
The use of airships started to increase for the Germans. They used bigger ones for London and smaller ones to protect the western front. The only thing that could stop them was the use of aeroplanes to shoot them down. -
Battle of Verdun
The Germans attacked the French at Verdun in hopes to "bleed the French dry". The battle lasted for 9 months but the results were inconclusive. The Germans lost 430,000 men and the French lost 540,000 men. -
Battle of Jutland
This was the only true large-scale naval battle. The Germans were going to split up the British fleet and then destroy each ship but the British were aware that this was their plan and they worked around that plan. Few fires were shot before the Germans withdrew. -
Battle of the Somme
The battle of Somme was the German Empire fighting the British and French empires. This was the first great offensive battle of World War 1 for the British. This Battle lasted 5 months and 500,000 German soldiers, 200,000 French soldiers, and 420,000 British soldiers died. -
German U-Boat Campaign
Orders were given to Germans to step up the U-Boat Campaign. All neutral or allied ships were to be sunk and then a month later a million tons of ship parts were sunk. After that Neutral countries would not ship goods to Britain. -
USA declares war on Germany
US ships were sunk by German U-Boats because they were a neutral country. Although all neutral ships were sunk, this still upset the United States a lot. The United States then declares war on Germany. -
Armistice was signed
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the armistice was signed. The terms were harsh for Germany but they really had no other choice but to sign it. Germans were the allies last opponent.
