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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
On June 28 of 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot and killed by a Bosnian Serb Nationalist during a visit to the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. His death sparked a chain of killings that lit up the start of World War 1. [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archduke-ferdinand-assassinated] -
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
German leader who Germany would follow and support. July 5 the Kaiser secretly pledged his support. This gave Austria-Hungary a blank check to back them in case of war. -
The Western Front
Germany begins fighting World War 1 on the two fronts. Germany invades France through the neutral city of Belgium in the West and then invading Russia in the East. In the first battle of the Great war, Germany invades the city of Liege, attacking with their most powerful weapons from the arsenal. -
The Very First Battle
The Very first Battle was the first battle of The Marne. It lasted as long as 3 days, September 6-9 1914, and the French and British armies were conflicted with the German army. Allied troops were able to come back with a counterattack after northeastern France had been penetrated 30 miles within of Paris This drove Germans back north of the Aisne River. -
Gallipoli Campaign
After a failed attack on the Dardanelles. A large on land invasion led by the allies on the Gallipoli peninsula in April of 1915. Unfortunately, the Allies suffered more than 250,000 casualties and were staged a full retreat -
Poison Gas
In January 1915 Germany releases its first gas known as xylyl bromide and it kills 1,000 Russian soldiers at Bolimov on the eastern front. Gas is used more at Belgium and eventually, Germany releases gas more around Canadian, British, and French territories. More than 7,000 casualties and leaving soldiers terrified. -
Lusitania
A German U-boat blows up the U.S ship Lusitania killing 125 innocent Americans and blowing up supplies for the war. Americans are furious after this attack. -
Battle of Isonzo and Caporetto
The Battle of Isonzo welcomed Italy's entrance to the Great War. Germans help Austria-Hungarian forces get a decisive victory. In October of 1915 after The Battle of Caporetto Italy jumped to help and offer increased resistance. -
Battle of Jutland
With over 100,000 men fighting and 250+ ships, the battle of Jutland was one of the biggest naval engagement of the Great War. The fight was between the German and British forces. Both forces claimed victory, but the British had reclaimed the Noth sea. -
The armor Machine
Tanks in the Great war were first introduced during the Battle of Somme. The tanks could only go 4mph top speed but were great for clearing out enemies in the trench and for gaining territory. The armored vehicle was the beast in No Man's Land. -
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was one of the most crucial revolutions of the twentieth century. The violent revolution ended the Romanov dynasty and 100's of years of Russian Imperial rule. During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, seized power and destroyed the tradition of czarist rule. The Bolsheviks became the Communist party of the Soviet Union just not long after. -
Welcome to The Great War America
After staying neutral from the war at the start, America finally decides to enter the war after German U-Boats destroy our neutral ships carrying passengers. Congress passed a $250 Million arms appropriations bill to get America ready for the Great War -
Spanish Flu
The Great war not only brought one of the Deadliest wars but also one of the deadliest outbreaks killing 500 million people. It was first discovered in Europe and eventually spread around the world killing 1/3 of the world populations -
Woodrow Wilson
The 28th president of the United States helped America get through the Great War. Woodrow Wilson tried to keep America neutral throughout the war but eventually declared war on Germany in 1917. After the war was done and over, Wilson helped form the group commonly known as The League of Nations. -
Fourteen Points
On the eighth of January President, Woodrow Wilson gave his famous fourteen points speech stating his vision of how he wanted a peaceful world after the The Great War -
Armistice Day
Celebrated every year on November 11, 1918, to mark the end of fighting on the Western front. It was signed by the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France at 5:45 am. -
Paris Peace Conference
Great leaders of the countries will meet in Paris to discuss the end of the Great War. Many leaders argued what they wanted to be done and what should happen to other countries for their actions during the war. -
Versailles
In the summer of June 1919, the Pairs Peace Conference would sign a treaty that would build a post-war world that would prevent itself from all future conflicts. This treaty was known as Versailles. It was not achieving its goal. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations is a group that was created after World War 1. The purpose of the group was to solve disputes between countries instead of open warfare between the two countries. -
Geneva Convention
The Geneva Convention stopped the use of all chemical weapons and biological during warfare. Still in effect today
