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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are killed
Shot in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip -
WW1 Begins
The First World War officially begins, caused by the murder of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Ferdinand and his family by Serbian Nationalist Gavrilo Princip. -
1st battle of Ypres
Fought in Flanders Fields, Belgium. Several battles, pointless ones at that, to control this area. -
2nd Battle of Ypres begins
Second battle begins -
The Gallipoli campaign begins
British, Canadian, ANZAC, and a small amount of French forces attempt to land on the Gallipoli Peninsula and surrounding areas to cut a way to the Ottoman-Turkish capital of Constantinople, however, this amphibious operation failed terribly. -
The RMS Lusitania torpedoed
Torpedoed by German U-boat U-20, 120+ Americans killed -
The Gallipoli campaign comes to an end, Allied forces wihtdraw.
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The first day of the Somme offensive
The first wave of British and French troops went over the top. -
US declares war on Central Powers
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Battle of Passchendaele
Also known as the third battle of Ypres, the third of several battles for control of the area. -
Russian Civil War
Major fighting after the Russian Revolution, which took Russia out of the war. Lasts until 1922, communist Red Army fighting the "White Army", which was a largely allied force comprised of British, French, Imperial Russian and American troops. -
Battle of Cambrai begins
Fought in Cambrai, France, with British and Canadian troops fighting the Germans. -
The Battle of Cambrai ends
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Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, first ever tank vs tank engagement
During the battle of the Lys, the British used tanks to break German line, and the Germans countered with their own armored vehicles. British tanks were male and female Mark IV tanks, and the Germans fielded A7V's. -
Battle of Belleau Wood
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Battle of Belleau Wood
United States Marines earned fame here, and their much loved nickname, Devil Dogs. They fought so ferociously that their German enemies called them "Teufelshunde", or Devil Dogs. -
Cease Fire
Germany agreed to a temporary end of hostilities so terms could be discussed to end the war. -
War ends
Treaty of Versailles, war officially ends
