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Interesting WWI Facts
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist in Sarajevo. -
The beginning of WWI
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WWI begins.
WWI begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. -
Declaring War
August 1-28, 1914: Germany declares war on Russia, France, and Belgium. Britain declares war on Germany. Austria declares war on Russia. Montenegro declares war on Austria. France declares war on Austria. Britain declares war on Austria. Montenegro declares war on Germany. Japan declares war on Germany. Austria declares war on Belgium. -
First Battle of Marne
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Britain and France declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
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Second Battle of Ypres
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Sinking of the Lusitania
The British ship 'Lusitania' is sunk by German U-Boats. U.S. citizens were among passengers that died. -
Battle of Verdun
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Naval Encounter
Britain and German fleets met for the war’s major encounter between the world’s two largest sea powers. -
First Battle of Somme
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Russian Revolution
Tsar Nicholas II abdicates the throne after a week of riots in the Russian capital of St. Petersburg. -
The U.S. joins WWI
The U.S. joins, as they declare war on Germany. Causes of this were unrestricted submarine warfare and the “Zimmermann Telegram." -
U.S. enters WWI
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Use of Tanks
A British offensive at Cambrai, France, marks the first large-scale use of tanks in combat. -
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Soviet government concludes a separate peace with the Central Powers when it accepts the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Russia surrenders its claim to Ukraine, to its Polish and Baltic territories, and to Finland. -
Wilson's Fourteen Points
Germany and the Allies conclude an armistice based largely on Wilson’s Fourteen Points. -
The end of WWI
