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War World 1 began with the assassination of Archduke Franz-Ferdinand
June 28 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary's throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip while the couple were visiting Sarajevo. -
Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan.
A couple days after Germany declared war on France. moving ahead, conceived by the former chief of staff of the German army, Alfred von Schlieffen, called for a two-front war against France and Russia. A little bit later France officially declared war on Geremany -
Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front.
Turkey decided to enter the war on October 28, 1914. It started with the bombing of Russian Black Sea ports. The Triple Entente, or Allied Powers, declared war on the Ottoman Empire on November 4. -
The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat
On May 7, the ship neared the coast of Ireland. Around 2:00 that afternoon a torpedo fired by the German submarine U 20 slammed into her side. A mysterious second explosion ripped the liner apart.1,119 of the 1,924 aboard died. 114 Americans died that day. -
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was a ten month long ordeal between the French and German armies. The battle was part of an unsuccessful German campaign to take the offensive on the western front. -
British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia
On April 29, 1916 Britain surrendered to Turkey at Kut. 13,000 soliders were taken to prison that day and locked up. -
The Battle of the Somme
When the attack began the Germans dragged themselves out of their dugouts, manned their posts and destroyed the oncoming waves of British infantry. After the first day, with a gain of only 1.5km, the British had suffered 57,470 casualties. -
United States entered the war
The US declared war on April 6, 1917. However, it took time to mobilize soldiers for the army, and US forces were not fully engaged in France until the Spring offensive of 1918. This allowed the US forces to be engaged to the greatest effect along many of the lines of battle. After Germany lost most of its territorial gains from the early part of the war, they were forced to end the war in 1919. -
The Battle of Cambrai
At the battle of Cambrai the tank was introduced.A surprise artillery barrage started the offensive and 476 tanks, packed tightly for a mass attack moved against the German lines. They gained miles not many but 4-5 miles in some places and that was alot in there eyes. -
World War 1 is over
An armistice happened on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918(November 11, 1918 at 11:00). The name "Armistice Day" was given to the date when a truce was declared and fighting ceased. The war ended for Germany with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919.
