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Franz Ferdinand
On June 28, 1914 was the date of Franz Ferdinand's assassination -
The Europeans
In July 1914 the Europeans descended into the war -
Britain declares war
In August of 1914 the British declared war against Germany and they attacked them through Belgium to eliminate any threat from the west before facing Russia in the east -
The War in Africa
By this time the Empire had many colonies, they had 4 in the East, West, and South Africa. Then the British and French invaded Togoland. -
The Battle of Mons
The battle was in Belgium and it was the Britishes first engagement in France. Also the German Kaiser ordered the destruction of the Britain's contemptible little army and 70,000 British soldiers were attacked by 160,000 German troops. -
The Battle of the Marne
The German army advanced towards Paris, French and the Britain soldiers counterattack along the line of the River Marne. The was was a very bloody war there was over 250,000 casualties on both sides since the war began. The French drew defensive lines across the north-east part of France. -
The Indian Army Joins the War
At the Battle of La Bassee in northern France Indian soldiers joined Allies for the first time. The British also called on its Empire and 1.5 million Indian soldiers and 1.3 million Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, and South Africans they all fought on the allied side. -
The First Use of Poison Gas
Both sides tried tear gas, but the Germans were the first ones to try a more deadly chemical killing around 1,000 Russian troops at Bolimov. The Germans unleashed over thousands of canisters of chlorine gas which caused over 7,000 casualties among the British. -
The Battle of Verdun
The Germans failed to break through or exhaust the French army and when the battle was finished both sides lost around 300,000 soldiers that were killed. For the French The Battle of Verdun was a symbol of sacrifice of their country. -
The Battle of Jutland
The biggest naval battle of the war the British lost more ships than they did Germans and then the Germans failed to destroy the German High Seas Fleet. The Germans then relied on U-boats to attach the British supply lines. -
The Battle of Somme
During this battle tanks were first introduced into wars and were very deadly. This war was also one of the largest and bloodiest wars of WW1. Around 20,000 British soldiers died in the first day. -
America Enters the War
In January in 1917, the Germans sent a message to Mexico using Zimmermans telegraph stating to attach the U.S. In February the Germans restarted their U-boat campaign against commercial ships that were heading from America to Britain and many American were killed.In April, President Woodrow Wilson convinsed the Congress that American should declare war on the Germans.
