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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. (start event)
Ferdinand and his wife were shot in Saravejo, Bosnia. -
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World War I (WWI)
Countries involved: Allied Powers(Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy) vs. Central Powers(Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Allied leaders: Raymond Poincaré, George V, Nicholas II, Victor Emmanuel III, Woodrow Wilson, Ferdinand I, Taishō, Peter I, Albert I Central leaders: Wilhelm II, Franz Joseph I, Karl I, Mehmed V, Mehmed VI, Ferdinand I -
First Battle of the Marne
5–12 September 1914
Location: Marne River near Paris, France
Result: Decisive Allied strategic victory -
First Battle of Ypres
19 October – 22 November 1914
Location: Coordinates: 50.8641°N 2.8956°EYpres, Belgium
Result: Decisive Allied victory -
Battle of Dogger Bank
Location: Dogger Bank, North Sea
Result: British tactical victory -
Battle of Verdun (turning point)
21 February – 18 December 1916
Location: Verdun-sur-Meuse, France
Result: French victory If the germans won this battle, then WWI might be ended since they could own most of the land, and France was an important country for the Allies. So if they lose it, they could lose confidence and faith in winning the war. -
Battle of Caporetto
24 October – 12 November 1917
Location: Caporetto, Austria-Hungary(present day Slovenia)
ResultCentral Powers victory -
Battle of Cambrai
20 November – 8 December 1917
Location: Cambrai, France
Result: Draw -
Battle of Cantigny
Location: Cantigny
Result: Allied victory -
Battle of the Somme
August 21 – September 2, 1918
Location: Somme River, France
Result: Allied victory -
Armistice with Germany
The armistice between the Allies and Germany was an agreement that ended the fighting in the First World War. -
Treaty of Versailles
Germany's army was limited to a certain size.
Italy was given small amounts of land and it though it deserved more.Germany had to pay reparations.Germany lost some land. Such as the two proveniences that they won from France in the Franco-Prussian war.