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Assassination Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The killing of Archduke Franz was the spark that led to the break out of World War 1. Archduke visited Sarajevo, Bosnia with his wife but they perceived him as a threat to Serbian independence. Gavrilo Princip tried bombing Archduke but failed, on his second attempt he successfully shot Archduke twice. -
Austria-Hungary Declares War On Serbia
After a week from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary government declared war on Serbia, which causes other European countries to declare war upon each other. -
Belgium Gets Invaded
Germany planned to surround France despite their neutrality by crossing Luxembourg and Belgium. This was important because it created an alliance with France, Russia, and Serbia. -
Battle Of Tannenberg
Russia and Germany fought on the Eastern Front because the Russians invaded East Prussia and Germany. The German and Austrian forces stopped them with results of Germany taking victory over the Russians. -
The Ottoman Empire Joins
After The Ottoman Empire had initially wanted to stay neutral during the 1st war, they then join the war and the Central Powers along with Germany and Austria to fight against Allied Powers. -
2nd Battle Of Ypres
The second battle of Ypres was the most important out of all of them and one of the largest battles of WW1 in western Flanders. Which was between the Allied powers of Britain, France, and Belgium against the Central power of Germany also where the Germans first used of poison gas as a weapon. The battle lasted from April 22 to May 25, 1915. -
The Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallipoli Campaign was a failed attempt by the French, British, and the ANZAC troops to take control over Ottoman straits. It began on February- March 1915 and continued with the major land invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25. The fighting went on for 8 months until the Allied troops got evacuated but neither side was able to make any significant gains. -
The Lusitania Sinks
When a German submarine torpedoed a British passenger liner called Lusitania that was traveling from New York to Liverpool. Germany gave persistence warnings about the war zone and claimed they sank the ship because America and Britain were using passenger ships to transport supplies. The U.S. then demanded reparations and an end to German attacks on unarmed ships, making the U.S turn against Germany. -
Battle Of Jutland
This was a fight between the British and Germans that was because of Germans trying to break the blockage and after the fight Germany wouldn't make another attempt. Both sides took victory because Germany damaged more ships and the British took control of the North Sea. -
Battle Of Somme
The battle of Somme was another long battle fought between the Germans and French that went on from July to November 1916 that happened on the Western Front which was also one of the bloodiest battles and had more than one million casualties. -
Battle Of Verdun
The longest and bloodiest battle of World War 1 on the Western Front fought by the Germans and French which lasted February to December in 1916. With both sides having millions of casualties. -
America Joins
After German foreign secretary sent a coded message to Mexico to join Germany in the war, hoping Americas conflict with Mexico would draw American troops and supplies away from Europe. Mexico declined and America declared war on Germany and its Allies. -
Battle Of Passchendaele
Also known as the third battle of Ypres, it was fought from July 31 to November 6, 1917. In Ypres salient on the Western Front in Belgium where German and Allied armies had been deadlocked for 3 years. After more than 3 months of battle it came to an end on November 6, 1917, with British troops taking the hard-won victory at the Belgian village of Passchendaele. -
Battle Of Caporetto
This battle lasted from October 24 to November 19, 1917, and was the 12th battle of the Isonzo and was a military disaster for the Italy during ww1. With a combined Austrian and German force along the Isonzo River in northeastern Italy. -
Armistice- WW1 Ends
The 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month was the date of the official end to the fighting in WW1. The Treaty of Versailles negotiations began and the Germans had no say in it, then Germany accepted the responsibility for the war beginning. They agreed to pay for all the damage caused and they were demilitarized. The Treaty of Versailles was signed June 1919 which officially ended the war.