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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia by Gavrilo Peincip associated with the visit injured victims hurt in his prior assassination attempt. -
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Austria Hungary Declare war on Serbia
In response to Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination, Austria Hungary seek support from Germany and they agreed also they declared war on Serbia. -
Germany Invades Belgium
Germany violated the Treaty of London by marching through Belguim to get to Paris also this started the Battle of Legends. -
The Battle Marne
The French army stopped Germany from advancing who were within 30 miles of Paris and stopped their plans for victory over the Western Front also the Germans succeeded in capturing a large part of the industrial north east of France. -
Second Battle of Ypres
The battle marked the Germans' first use of poison gas as a weapon and also the gas attack opened a wide hole in the Allied line, the Germans failed to exploit that advantage. -
British Ocean Liner Lusitania
the Germans, who had circulated warnings that the ship would be sunk, felt themselves fully justified in attacking a vessel that was furthering the war aims of their enemy and the German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania. -
Battle of Verdun
The Germans used total war to destroy French morale and no winners in this battle also this would be one of the longest and deadliest battles of World War 1 and the Battle lasted around over 300 days and 600,00 life's were lost. -
Battle of Somme
The British and French forces launched an attack on Germans forces the Somme River and the British army lost over 57,000 men and 19,000 on the first day and the Battle forced the Germans to retreat also it was a major battle of the First World War. -
Zimmermann Telegram
The British crytographers translated to telegram from German foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German ministering Mex also promising Mex U.S territory if they joined forces with them. -
United States Declares War on Germany
The United States joined the war and declares war on Germany and the Zimmermann Telegram playing a part in the decision as well as the torpedo bombing the ocean Liner Lusitania and other attacks on the ship. -
Russian Revolution
The new Bolshevik Government under the Vladimir Lenin forced Russia to leave the war and the Treaty of Brest Litovsk was sighed officially pulling Russia from WW1 -
German Spring Offensive
The year Germany was defeated and fighting returned to the Western Front where Germany exhausted there forces and an allied counter offense was carried out where Germany was defeated also ending the war before the full might of the United States. -
Armistice
More than four years of fighting an agreement between allies and Germany is made to end the war and this actually stopped the fighting/war on the Western Front. -
Paris Peace Conference
Paris conference was held to determine boundaries diplomacy and terms of peace and representatives over 30 countries were present during that moment. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty and sighed to end the was and treaty it ended the states of war between Germany and most of the Allied powers.