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Paul von Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg was a significant figure in World War I, becoming a hero after leading the German Eighth Army to victory at the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914, and later commanding Germany -
Winston Churchill
At the outbreak of war in 1914, Churchill was the First Lord of the Admiralty and head of the Royal Navy -
Barbed Wire
Barbed wire became a crucial element of trench warfare, being used as a defense to slow down enemies and create obstacles in No Man's Land, the area between trenches. -
Machine Guns
Machine guns became a defining feature of World War I, transforming trench warfare and making No Man's Land the deadly zone it was. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, 1914. This event is thought to have started WW1. -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian. The one who assassinated him was Gavrilo Princip, a member of a group of assassins. -
Battle of Chra
The battl of Chra was a small but significant battle during World War I, fought on August 22, 1914, near the Khra River and village. British and French forces fought against German police who were defending a fortified position. -
Battle of Tepe
The Battle of Tepe was the first skirmish between German and British forces. It occurred on August 25th 1914, ending in British victory. -
Submarines
Submarines/U-boats were used to disrupt allies shipping through unrestricted areas, sinking merchant ships, and even warships -
David Lloyd George
He became Prime Minister of Britain in 1916, leading them in the war. Lloyd George came up with strategies to help the effort in the war. -
Poison Gas
The most common gas used in WW1 was Mustard gas. This was primarily used by Germany. -
Tanks
Tanks were developed to break the stalemate of trench warfare by overcoming barbed wire and enemy fortifications, allowing infantry to advance safely. -
Battle of Verdun
This was a 10-month-long battle, lasting from Feb. 21st to Dec. 18th of 1916. This was against the French ad Germany. -
Battle of the Somme
A major battle in World War I, this took place from July 1st to November 18th of 1916. The Battle of Somme was on the Western Front in France -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson, initially for U.S. neutrality in World War I, eventually led the nation into the conflict in 1917, driven by German submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram