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Assassination Of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand knew the about how dangerous it was to make a trip there. There were 7 Bosnians that tried to bomb the Archduke but failed and the bomb bounced and rolled to the car in front of the Archduke. The car in front had officers in there and they got hurt bad. Franz Ferdinand went to the hospital to visit the wounded soldiers. On his way out of the hospital he and his wife were shot and had died. -
Hitler In WW1
Hitler fought for Germany in WW1. He eagerly volunteered to fight in the war. When he was 25 he offered to serve in the Bavarian Regiment. After his first fight 2,500 of Hitler’s Regiment of 3,000 died. -
Battle Of Tannenberg
The German 8th army strikes against the Russian 2nd Army with great force, in Prussia. The 2 Russian armies were separated by the great Masurian Lakes so it was difficult for them to communicate and move together. The Germans delayed their attack by one day. The Germans were able to take the Russians by surprise. The extra day gave the Germans enough time to prepare and win the fight. They cut off the Russians retreat and began a massive slaughter. The Germans ended up beating the Russians. -
Christmas Truce
On Christmas during WW1 there was a truce. German and British forces took a truce to play a game of soccer and to hang out and exchange gifts. The Germans first came out of their trenches to walk across no mans land to greet the British and to wish them a Merry Christmas. -
Christmas Truce
On Christmas during WW1 there was a truce. German and British forces took a truce to play a game of soccer and to hang out and exchange gifts. The Germans first came out of their trenches to walk across no mans land to greet the British and to wish them a Merry Christmas. -
Lusitania
A year after WW1 started. A German U Boat sank a British ship called Lusitania. It was on route from New York to Liverpool, England. It had more than 1,900 passengers and crew member aboard the ship, over 1,100 died including over 120 Americans. This served as a reason to why The U.S. joined the war. -
Battle Of Somme
This battle was also called the Somme Offensive. This was one of the largest battles in WW1. The battle ended on November 1. It was fought near the Somme river in France. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The U.S found out about the Zimmerman Telegram. It was Germany asking if Mexico wanted to be allies is the U.S entered the war. It talked about helping Mexico get the land back from the U.S that it lost in the Mexican American war. This was another reason the U.S joined the war. -
Woodrow WIlson Bring The U.S Into War
Woodrow Wilson is the President that led us through WW1. When WW1 started he wanted to keep the U.S out of WW1. Even after the Lusitania sinking he kept out, but if something like that happened again he would consider it deliberately unfriendly. Although his slogan for his second term was he kept us out of war right around when his second term started he went into WW1. -
Bowden Joins The Military
Edwin T Bowden went into the regular army on May, 1917. Serving in Mexico first then in Germany later on in WW1. He eventually became a Colonel -
Bowden As 2nd Lt. In The Army
Edwin T Bowden has gotten a letter making him a 2nd Lt. of Infantry. All soldier under his command must follow his orders. Bowden still has to follow orders from that president and ones after him. -
Germans Segregated
During WW1 the U.S tried to get rid of all the German culture. During WW1 Germans were the largest non English speaking immigrants in the U.S. Before WW1 a lot of schools were learning German but after that number dramatically lowered. They even changed the name from sauerkraut to liberty cabbage. -
Treaty Of Versailles
The Treaty Of Versailles was signed to end WW1. It put most of the blame on Germany. It had them pay the reparations of the war. It left Germany with nothing, they had not very much money. This led to Hitler's rise to power and WW2. -
Letter To Aunt Louise
Edwin T Bowden wrote a letter to his Aunt. He was in Mexico. In the letter he talked about some walls that he saw. He talked about them and how it looked like spanish architecture. -
Bowden Has Dinner With Prince Henry
While in Luxembourg, Edwin T Bowden got to have dinner with Prince Henry and Duchess Charlotte. Edwin T Bowden and Prince Henry talked about Volubilis, a ancient Roman city, something they both had interest in. -
Letter To Allie Bowden About The Death Of Her Husband
Allie Bowden gets a letter from Major General Littlejohn about the death of her husband. He talks about how much he grieves the death of Bowden.
