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Assassination of the Archduck
On the 28th of June 1914 Franz Ferdinand was shot and killed because he angered Serbians. The killing of the Archduck angered Austria. This assassination begins the war. -
Russia Mobilizes
Russia mobilizes its army to go against Austria-Hungary in to help its allys, Serbia. This leads to the mobilization of the rest of the European Great Powers, and inevitably to the outbreak of hostilities. -
Begining of World War l
Germany invades Belguim and this begins World War l. -
Germans Fire
The Germans fire shells filled with chlorine gas at Allied lines. This results in the near-collapse of the French lines. However, the Germans are unable to take advantage of the breach. -
The First Tanks
The British use the first tanks ever in battle, at Delville Wood. They are useful at breaking through barbed wire and clearing a path, yet tanks are still primitive and they fail to be the decisive weapon, as their designers thought they would be. -
United States Enters
The U.S. enters the war on the side of France and Britian. U.S. also declares war in Germany. This is what leads to the death of Americans. -
Battle of Cantigny
It is the first major American offensive of the war. It was small in scale, but the Americans fight bravely and soon go on to larger attacks against German positions. -
Chateau- Thierry
This battle was one of the first actions of the American Expeditionary Forces. Americans attack Germans. This is important because it is one of the first actions America takes in WWl. -
Wilhelm Abdicates
Wilhelm Abdicate gives up, This ends all German hope for a victory. Now the Germans are out of the war and the war pretty much ends here -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty of Versailles is signed in Germany and puts an end to World War l.
