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Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Both Ferdinand and his wife were shot dead in Serejavo by Gavrilo Princip. right before his heir on the throne of austria hungary. Even Serbian military officers were behind the attack. -
The german empire mobilized
the schleffin plan went into action on this date. It was a massive invasion to fight the french army an then go off to defeat Russia. -
Trench Warfare
This tactic was used to help cover troops in warzones. these trenches consisted of long six to eight feet ditches. it was a technique that helped the soldiers against the germans poison gas. -
Entry of the United States
the americans tried to avoid conflict and aim towards peace but that didnt cut it. President Woodrow Wilson claimed America was "to proud to fight." Its said that Wilson was re-elected because "he kept us out of war." -
Sinking of Lusitania
The sinking of the ship caused the entry of the united states. The Lusitania was bombed by a german submarine an sank the boat in a meer 18 minutes. This killed 1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard. -
Improvements in ground war.
renches, machine guns, air reconnaissance, barbed wire, and modern artillery were some new scheptics used in war on ground. The british an french aimed more towards mechanised warfare such as tanks, etc. Automatic weapons, sub machine guns an rifles were also invented for ground warfare. -
Unrestricted submarine warfare ended.
unrestricted submarine warfare was declared to starve out Britian. The germans knew the policy would make conflict with the United States. But british losses would be so strong they would have to sue for peace by 5 to 6 months. -
Technology.
The use of telephones became in great use for wireless communication. Then the "armoured cars" or tanks were invented to be a all terrain an war vehicle. Infantry formations were re-organized also for easy manueverability of 100 man companies. -
Great War is over
The World War 1 lasted around 4 years ending November 11th. the second World War wasn't to start for another 20 years. -
Treaty of Versailles
this was signed with germany to end the seven month war period. The U.S. did not formaslly end war until 1921.After the Treaty of Versailles, treaties with Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire were signed.
