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Triple Alliance
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Development of Alliances
The importance of alliances prior to WWI was that countries had to back up one another and if you want to become stronger you must align with other countries to form a stronger connection and to protect each other from other countries that try to take you over. -
Triple Entente
Britai, France, Russia -
Stalemate on The Western Front
The stalemate occurred because the German invasion of France failed, and Germany could not destroy British and French troops. The stalemate came after a battle in Belgium in which 27,000 French troops were killed in one day. Once both sides realized they were in the middle of a stalemate, they quickly began digging trenches to prepare for the next phase of fighting known as trench warfare. -
Machine Guns
Machines guns' role in the war slowed down infantry troops that were constantly on the move and typically had heavy fire rates. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Believed to have sparked WWI.
Teenage Serbian Nationalist gunned down him and his wife while they were in Sarajevo. This led to a series of events that sparked WWI -
Austria Declares War on Serbia
Exactly one month after the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand. Austrians were threatened by the Serbian ambition on the Balkans region of Europe, so Austria determined that the proper response to the assassinations was to prepare a military invasion of Serbia, with the help of Germany, thusly beginning the First World War. -
WW1 Begins
The initial catalyst was in June 1914: the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Serbia. The Austro-Hungarian empire wanted to extradite the killer, but Serbia refused. Once the spark of the Archduke's assassination had lit the fuse, war became virtually inevitable due to the alliance system that the major powers had set up –- they literally tumbled into war. In the summer of 1914 the war began to rage in both the east and the west. -
The First Battle of Marne
First use of radio intercepts and automotive transports for troops. Joseph Joffre ordered attack in September 1914. General Michel-Joseph attacked successfully with the help of the French fifth army and the British Expeditionary Force. Germany retreats and trench warfare begins. -
Poison Gas
First used correctly in battle in April 22, 1915. The Germans sprayed large containers of chlorine gas into the French Trenches which were then abandoned until the gas diffused and the Allies came back with a gas of their own -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England. The sinking of the Lusitania played a significant role in turning public opinion against Germany, both in the United States and abroad. -
America Before Joining the War
America pledged neutrality, but had multiple ships attacked by the Germans resulting in many American casualties. On May 7, Germany also attacked the Lusitania, a British ocean liner, was torpedoed and 128 Americans lost their lives. Woodrow Wilson called for war against Germany and four days later, Congress officially declared it. -
Germans Fire Chlorine Gas
Germany fires shells of chlorine gas on the Allies and nearly completely destroys the French front lines. This was the first time large amounts of Chlorine Gas was used in war. -
America Joins The War
On June 26, 14,000 US Troops landed in France to begin to train for combat. When the Americans entered the stalemate, it turned into a major turning point for the Allies who were then able to win the war. When the war ended on November 11, 1918, 2 million men had served and 50,000 of them had died. -
Tanks
Due to heavy fire fights, no one could get across “No Man’s Land” without getting torn apart by bullets. The first tank, the British Mark I, was made in 1915 and debuted in battle at the Somme in September 1916. -
Technology In WW1
Technology in WW1 played a major role in deciding which power had advantages over one another. Tanks, Aircraft Carriers, and Poison Gas all were used in war. Poison gas was introduced in 1915, followed by tanks in 1916, an Aircraft Carriers in 1917.
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Zimmerman Telegram
A telegram deciphered by British Intelligence. It is said that Zimmerman wanted Count Johann von Bernstorff to offer money to Mexico if they became allies with Germany the next time the faced the United States. -
The Russian Revolution
Two revolutions, the first of which, in February, overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October, placed the Bolsheviks in power. one of the most explosive political events of the twentieth century. The violent revolution marked the end of the Romanov dynasty and centuries of Russian Imperial rule. During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, seized power and destroyed the czarist rule of Czar Nicholas II. -
Aircraft Carriers
The original aircraft carriers could not allow for planes to land on their deck, they would have to land in the water and then be retrieved which slowed down the process. The first official aircraft carrier, that could have planes land and take off, was the HMS Furious. Commander Edward Dunning became the first person to land a plane on the Furious on August 2, 1917. -
Armistice
The Allies hoped to end the war by signing the Armistice. This document was enacted to cease fire and lead to a peace treaty. The Allied Forces won the war and Germany was forced to accept guilt for starting the war.
