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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
At approximentely 10:45 in the AM, Franz and his wife where killed in Sarajevo, the capital of Autro-Hungaria. The assassin was Gavrilo Princip, who was 19 at the time and a member of the Black Hand. This event lead to WWI. -
Hungary is hungry for war
One month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Austria declared war on Serbia, which began the first World War -
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World War 1
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Germans want waffles
On August 4th, the German government declared war on Belgium. German troops crossed the border and attacked Liege. -
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Battle of Tannenburg
Was fought by the Russian second army and the German 8th army. The battle resulted in almost complete distruction of the Russian second Army, as well as the death of it's commander Alexander Samsonov. -
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First Battle of the Marne
The Battle of the Marne resulted in an allied victory against the German army under Cheif of Staff Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. The battle effectively ended the month long German offensive that had reached the outskirts of Paris -
The battle of Gallipoli
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Sinking of the Lusitania
The ship was struck by a German torpedo and sunk. of the 1,959 people on board, 1,198 died; including 128 Americans. This event brought the U.S. into WWI -
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Battle of Verdun
It was on the western front between the German and French armies in northeastern France. In March, the German offensive was extended to the western bank to observe the French artillery. -
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Battle of the Jutland
Naval battle fought by the Royal Navy's grand fleet against the German Imperial navy's high seas fleet. It was fought in the north sea near Jutland, Denmark. Largest naval battle and only full scale clash of battle ships during the war. -
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Battle of the Somme
Also known as the Somme Offensive, fought by the amries of the British and the French against the Germans. It was one of the largest battles of WWI. Over one million men were wounded or killed -
USSR withdraws from war
The formal end of participation by the USSR in WWI came to and end in the form of a peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk -
German Spring offensive of 1918
Luderndorff launched the offensive. in just five hours, the Germans fired over one million artillery shells at the British. Over 3000 shells per minute -
World War 1 Ends
The great war took the life of 9 million soldiers, 21 million were wounded. Civilian casualties were estimated to be around 10 million, most of which being french citizens.
