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WW1
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Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was the Arch Duke of Austria-Hungary. He went to drive while on a trip and a bomb was thrown at him but missed and he drove away. He then stopped somewhere for a little while. After that they got back in the car and kept driving. That's when a driver took a wrong turn causing them to go on a street with the co-conspirator of the first assassination attempt. The man pulled out a gun and shot him. The man's name was Gavrilo Princip. -
Declaration of War
4 weeks after the assassination Austria-Hungary's allies and Serbia declared war on each other. This was the start of World War 1. -
Germany strikes first
After the declaration of war Russia started preparing for war. Germany saw this and told them to stop. After Russia refused Germany declared war on them. -
Russia and allies sign a declaration of war against Ottoman empire
After the Ottoman Empire attacked Russian ports Russia and it's Allies (Britain and France) declared war on the Ottoman Empire. This now brought the Ottoman Empire into WW1. -
Germany sinks the Luistania
While German U-boats were roaming in the ocean they suspected a passing boat known as the Lusitania was carrying munitions to aid Britain in the war. These suspicions lead to them shooting and sinking a passenger boat carrying 128 American people. -
Beginning of the battle of Verdun
The battle of Verdun began as a way to take over German forts in order to have Leverage over Germany and fight back. This is known as the longest battle in WW1 spanning ten months. -
Battle of Somme
The battle of Somme took place on the Western front as a way to achieve victory against Germany on the western front. This battle is the battle that marked the use of tanks. -
Battle of Somme ends
When the battle of Somme ended there were an estimated total of 300,000 fatalities. The allied forces won this battle after the harsh weather and ground conditions proved difficult for the German soldiers. Germany strateg8ically fled back to Hindenburg. -
Battle of Verdun ends
The battle of Verdun ended with France saving the town of Verdun and serving as a big morale boost for the soldiers. The French fortified Verdun and caused a hard time for the German soldiers. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman telegram was a telegram sent by Germany to try and ally with Mexico in order to take over the United States. Germany offered to give Mexico the territory that was previously taken by the U.S. The U.S intercepted this telegram seeing it before Mexico. This made the U.S furious. Mexico eventually did get the telegram and declined the offer. -
U.S severs diplomatic relationship with Germany
After finding out about the Zimmerman telegram United States out raged by this severed it's diplomatic ties with Germany. -
U.S declares war on Germany
After the incident with the Zimmerman Telegram Germany had messed up enough time to the point they needed to enter the war. This made Germany heavily outnumbered by the allied forces. -
Russia is out of the war
Russia after having the most casualties throughout the war signed a treaty of Brett-Litovsk. This had all there factories working on making supplies to support Germany. -
Armistice
This is the day where Germany and the allied forces signed an Armistice stopping all the fighting. -
The treaty of Versailes
The treaty if Versailles officially ended the war between allied forces and Germany. The treaty was harsh and very strict on Germany. it had Germany give up its pre-war land and give back land they took. Many Germans thought this unfair and to harsh.