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Sarajevo
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand assassinates. -
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World War I
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Invasion of Luxembourg
Germany invades Luxembourg and demands free passage from neutral Belgium.
Grand Duke Nicholas, also called Nikolay Nikolayevich, becomes Russia's Supreme Commander-in-Chief -
Battle of Tannenberg
*Austria severs diplomatic relations with Japan.
* The new French Minister of War is Alexandre Millerand. He succeeds Adolphe Messimy.
* The Battle of Tannenberg begins. Battle location now Poland. 58,000 casualties. The battle will last until August 30, 1914. -
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Battle of Marne
Allied victory against the German Army
It ended the German offensive that opned the war and had reached the outskirts of Paris -
Britain declar war
France and Great Britain declare war on Turkey. -
The Itatlian Front
Italy declared war on Germany and Austria .The Italian declaration opened up a new front in World War I, stretching 600 kilometers -
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Battle of Verdun
It was fought between Germand and French forces north of Verdun.
It became a battle of attitrion in which artillery played the dominant role.
Trucks were used to maintain the supply of troops and materials to the battle and played the large part in success.
It was a success of defensive warefare lead France build the Maginot line. -
national defense act
It was a federal law that updated the Militia Act of 1903, which related to the organization of the military, particularly the National Guard. -
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Battle of Somme
Largest battles of WWI
The British and French pushed back against the German army.
The opening day of the battle was one of the worst one-day of the battle was one of the worst one-day combat losses in 60,000 casualties.
used tanks,artillery and machine guns. -
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
between the new Bolshevik government of Russia (the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey), that ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
National War Labor Board (NWLB)
President Wilson appointed NWLB. It representatives from business and labor. -
Espionage and Sedition Acts
prohibited many forms of speech, including "any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States -
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Battle of the Argonne Forest
the final and the largest offensive fought by the AEF in World War I.
It was the largest in United States military history, involving 1.2 million American soldiers, and was one of a series of Allied attacks known as the Hundred Days Offensive, which brought the war to an end. -
Paris Peace Conference
Big Four - Wilson,British David Gerorge, Georges Clemenceau, Italian Vittorio Orlando
Germany bear the financial cost of the war by makign huge reparations or payments, to the Allies.
Also wanted several secret spoils of war treaties honored.
They violated many of the principles included in Presiden't Wison's peace plan. -
Treaty of Versailles
The delegates agreed to a peace treaty . It took place i nthe palace of Versailles, outside Paris. It created the new nations of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. It re-established Estonia,Finland,Latvia,Lithuania and Poland as independent nations.
