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WW1
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The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
He was visiting Sarajevo in June 1914 and he had barely escaped an assassins bomb.Then Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and Europe and the black hand had assassinated him because he was sending threats to Serbian independence. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
One month after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo.Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia which had started the first World War 1. -
Austria-Hungary invades Russia
When Franz Ferdinand died there was tension with the Balkans.Then the crisis spreaded and people support for either Austria or Serbia.But Austria knew that Serbia would involve Russia. -
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
Italy was with the triple Alliance with Germany and Austria Hungary.But Italy remained neutral and then there was an disagreement that led to Italy going to war with Austria Hungary. -
Germany attacks Verdun
Germany had attacked Verdun because the French fortress of Verdun had threatened the main Germany communication lines. -
Battle of Somme
The Somme fought so that they could take the pressure of the french.They also did this so that they could wear down the Germany army. -
Battle of Somme end
The British commander had called a halt to his army's offensive near the Somme River.Which ended the Battle of the Somme. -
The United States declares war on Germany
The cause of this war is because there were Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and Congress approved a resolution declaring war with Germany. -
Russia signs armistice with Germany
They did this because Russia lost all of Ukraine and most of Belarus. Then they also lost three Baltic republics. -
Italy and Austria war end
The Italians had won the war and they had taken 300,000 prisoners.Then the War was over. -
British and American forces enter Germany
The British and American forces had fought there way into Western Germany.Then the American forces had had made a Germany city fall. -
Peace conference begins at Paris
It was a meeting that established the the terms of peace after World War I.It was at Versailles just outside Paris. -
United States Senate fails to ratify Treaty of Versailles
The Lodge sent to the Senate floor a treaty with 14 reservations.But they didn't have an amendment.But the Lodge resolution also failed on a 39-55 vote. -
Treaty of Versailles takes effect
It went into effect had let German territories to neighboring countries.It also let German territories under international supervision. -
United States signs separate peace treaties with Germany
The United states had signed a peace treaty to Germany but it never joined the League of Nations.They also had friendly relations