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World War 1
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The people of Serbia thought that if Franz Ferdinand took power of Austria-Hungary then he would continue with the persecution of the Serbian people. This caused the assassination which caused World War I -
World War I begins
After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Because of the alliances they had, Russia joined in to help Serbia. Once Germany found that out, they needed to have Austria-Hungary's backs since they were allies. This chain went out for the entire 4 years that the war went on. -
England declares war on Germany
After finding out that Germany was going to declare war on France, the British foreign secretary went up to Parliament and convinced the British government that Great Britain should join the war -
Panama Canal Opens
The Panama Canal was mainly the passageway for the fleet of warships -
First battle of the Marne
This battle was a victory for the French and robbed Germany of its defeat against France. this resulted in 4 years of trench warfare just outside Paris. -
Armenian Massacre
Resulted in deaths of about 600,000 to 1.5 million Armenians. -
The Gallipoli Campaign
British warships tried to force their way through the Dardanelles. By using the Black Sea, they planned to get aid to Russia. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The Lusitania was sunk by the Germans because they believed that the ship was carrying weapons across sea. The Germans used submarines to sink the ship. This resulted in North America joining the war because there were American citizens on the ship. -
Czar Nicholas steps down from power
After gaining a bad reputation from the Russian people because of Russian defeats and withdraws from the war. an even more serious problem to his position in the hateful relationship between him and the czar's wife, Alexandria. He eventually stepped down. -
Russian representatives meet with Nicholas
After the little confidence from the people of Russia, multiple representatives of Russia meet with Nicholas at his military headquarters to discuss the fact that there was no government ministry back in the cities. -
Battle of Verdun
The Germans decided to attack Verdun. They thought that the French would resist their efforts to seize Verdun. The Germans thouht that if they did this then France would demand peace. -
Battle of the Somme
The name was given to the Allied offensive against the Germans on the Western Front. The Allies lost this battle. This battle came to symbolize the massive and cruel slaughter in World War 1 -
Germany returns to Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Germany returned to unrestricted submarine warfare because they did not want cargo ships filled with supplies and some with soldiers to reach Great Britain. -
Zimmerman telegram is intercepted
President Wilson recieves Zimmermans decoded message after the British made it public and risk the Germans discovering that the message had been read. -
Communists seize power in Russia
The Russian Revolution offically ends czarist rule in Russia. -
U.S Declares war on Germany
After the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram, America had become fed up with Germany's actions. Woodrow Wilson finally declared war against Germany -
Russia Withdraws from war
Russia withdrawed from the war because they were short of food and fuel to keep the soldiers going. They had already lost about 5.5 million Russian soliders. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed
The treaty was signed by the representatives of Germany and Russia. The treaty was signed to end Russia's involvement in the war. -
Second Battle of the Marne
Germans were hoping that this final blow would finally end World War I. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II steps down
After the U.S joined the war, Germany's ability to win began to collapse. Problems back in Germany began to spin out of control. This led to Kaiser Wilhelm II to be forced to step down from power -
Armistice signed
A paper that was signed that declared the end to the fighting around the world. This officially ended the war. -
World War I Ends
An armistice was signed at the 11th hour of this day by the Allied and Central powers. This declares a sense of peice between the countries that were at war. This ends the fighting in World War 1
