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Francis Ferdinand
Francis Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip. This was one of the main reason’s that WW1 was started. This caused Austria to go to war with Serbia and this war caused a lot of other countries go to war. Germany was Austria's allie and Russia is Serbia’s allie. The reason this was a big deal is because he was next in line to be the king.
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Kaiser William II promised to support Austria
Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia.Kaiser was the king of Prussia and he was the ruler of the German Empire. Kaiser did that because Austria was there allie and Kaiser know that they would do the same for them. Because they would support them Russia promised that they would support there allie too and that was Serbia.
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Turkey enters the war
Turkey entered the war on Germany's side and that means they are on Austria’s side. When they entered the war trench warfare started. Germany’s goal was for Turkey for joining the enemies because they had Ottoman support. This means Romania and Bulgaria entered the alliance. Romania and Bulgaria had a big and strong Army.
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The Christmas Truce
Christmas truce on the western front. They stopped the war on the Western front to celebrate Christmas. They would give each other presents and they would have a fest.
They were drinking and having a good time with each other. But when Christmas was over they went back to their side and they started where they left off.
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Germany sinks the Lusitania
German U-boats sink the Lusitania. The Lusitania was a passenger boat but the U.S. government was putting supplies in the bottom of it and sending it to the United Kingdom. Germany shot the ship because they didn’t trust the UK and didn’t like them. Germany and UK were at war also. On the plus side they didn’t want anyone coming close to their coast. After Germany did that the US entered the war.
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Battle of Somme begun
The battle of Somme begun. The British and the French Empires were fighting the German Empire. This battle was the largest war on the western front. 3 million men fought in this battle and 1 million were either killed or wounded. That means the was the bloodiest battle in human history.
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First use in masse of tanks at the battle of Somme.
First use in mass of tanks at the battle of Somme. The reason for tanks was to stop the stalemate on the western front. They could advance in protection with firearms on it and men can follow it. The sides figured out a way to prevent the tanks from getting across their trench. All the men would do it make the trench wider and then the tank would try and cross it would get stuck and then the men would become a prisoner.
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The U.S. declared war on Germany
The U.S. declared war on Germany. Woodrow declared war on them because they violated the pledge they made. The reason why was because the U-boats that sank the passenger boat. The pledge was named after a French boat the Germans sunk. The pledge was the sussex pledge.
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Sleepless night.
On may 27th 1918 Hillie John Franz was sent to Marlin, Texas. He spent the night in a hotel. He didn’t get that much sleep because he was so worried about getting on the train in the morning. He had nightmares of what might happen to him in the war. He missed his family more than anything.
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The Americans win in the battle of cantigny.
The Americans win in the battle of Cantigny. It was America's first major offensive battle of World War I. Cantigny was owned by Germany and Germany was the enemy. The French army helped the U.S with air cover, artillery, heavy tanks and teams of flamethrowers to aid.
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boot camp
On May 28th 1918 he boarded the train to go to training camp in San Antonio, Texas. He had to take test and exams and some would make him sick. He got to shoot a gun for the first time. He learned how to stay in step with others and make right or left face. He got to meet the men that he will be bunking with.
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The treaty of Versailles was signed by the German's
The treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans. This treaty was the most important of the peace treaty. This treaty is what caused World War I to come to an end. This treaty ended the war between Germany and the Allied powers. The other Central Powers on Germany’s side of World War I signed a different treaty.
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Warship fighting
On August 17th he boared a ship and when off to France. He woke up in the morning to the big gun on the ship firing. A submarine was chasing after them and other ships were chasing it like a it was a rabbit. After that day they had a good trip full of singing, dancing, and boxing.
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France
On August 27th they hit land at Brest, France. They got off the ship and had to climb up a big hill with everything that needed. On the way up there was frence kids and old people begging for anything and everything but mostly food. But there was also ladies trying to sell nuts, grapes, and candy bars to the soldiers. Some of the soldiers tried to get friendly with the girls.
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Horse Hospital
On September 29th it was raining and they need to find a place to sleep. They found a big enough barn for everyone to sleep comfortably. When they woke up in the morning they woke up to a weird smell, almost like a dead animal. They come to find out that they were sleeping in a barn next to a horse hospital. The next thing that they find out is they were sleeping on dead horse bodies and bones.
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