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WW1 Final Project

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  • The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the hypothetical beneficiary of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, had made a trip to Bosnia to assess the magnificent military in June of 1914. For just about 10 years now Serbia, supported by Russia, was increasingly more unfriendly towards the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
  • The Invasion of Togoland by Britain and France, WW1 has begun in Africa

    The Invasion of Togoland by Britain and France, WW1 has begun in Africa
    Togoland in Africa was a German province since 1884. It had Allied neighbors in French Dahomey in the north and east and the British Gold Coast toward the west. On fifth August, a day after Britain announced battle on Germany and two days after Germany pronounced battle on France, the acting Governor of Togoland, reached the two of his British and French comrades.
  • Japan declares war on Germany, WW1 has begun in Asia

    Japan declares war on Germany, WW1 has begun in Asia
    The port of Tsingtao in China was the headquarters of the German Navy's East Asia Squadron. In 1897, China had been compelled to rent the regions around present-day Shandong to the Germans for a very long time. Germany had since assembled the city and port of Tsingtao as a significant exchanging objective and as a maritime post with near 4000 soldiers positioned there.
  • Allied Countries Stop the German Invasion on Paris

    Allied Countries Stop the German Invasion on Paris
    They effectively attacked Belgium and afterward progressed into France overcoming the French Fifth Army in the Battle of Charleroi and Britain's Expeditionary Force at the Battle of Mons in Belgium. This prompted a long, battling withdrawal of the French and British powers south towards Paris. By early September of 1914, the German armed force had progressed profoundly into north-eastern France, beating back Belgian, French, and British powers to reach inside 30 miles of Paris.
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    The Long Stalemate on the Western Front

    The First Battle of Marne had brought about ending any further development of Germany into French an area. A counter-assault by the Allies had caused the Germans to pull out to the Aisne River. The First Battle of Aisne in September 1914, would see an ineffective Allied exertion to outmaneuver and definitively rout the Germans.
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    Allied Soliders Attack Turkey in the Gallipoli Campaign

    With the impasse on the western front, the Allies were thinking about a hostile in another locale of the contention. After the Turkish assault on Russian ports in late October of 1914 and the Russians announcing battle on the Ottomans on second November, Russia's Grand Duke Nicholas had mentioned British help with mid-1915.
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    The Arabian Revolt in Ottoman Empire

    The patriots needed autonomy from the Ottomans and longed for making a solitary bound together Arab state extending from Aleppo in Syria to Aden in Yemen. With the Ottoman Turks joining Germany in the First World War and the disappointment of the Allies in the Gallipoli lobby, Britain started getting keen on instigating and moving a revolt in Ottoman's own domain. Hussein bi Ali, a famous Hashemite Arab pioneer and the Sharif of Mecca was in this manner empowered with guarantees.
  • The United States of America Enters WW1

    The United States of America Enters WW1
    America had maintained its neutrality in the war. In spite of the fact that unbiased in the war, America had been a significant provider to Britain and the Allied powers and was subsequently frequently trapped in the submarine fighting around the British Isles. After the sinking of Lusitania on May 7, 1915, in which 1200 travelers including 128 Americans were eliminated, Germany had sworn to guarantee the security of travelers prior to sinking unarmed vessels in August the exact year.
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    Germany Springs to the Offensive

    Because of the Russian Revolution in 1917, Russia had removed from WW1 and had marked a cease-fire with Germany in late 1917. This had liberated 48 German divisions on the eastern front, inciting Germany to think about breaking the gridlock on the western front in France.
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    The Central Powers Surrender

    The supposed "100-day hostile" doesn't allude to a specific fight however to the fast Allied triumphs against German powers on the western front. The Germans had to withdraw taking their keep going military hotel on the Hindenburg Line, which comprised of 6 protective lines, 5 kilometers down and corresponding to the Belgium outskirt. The line would be penetrated on September 29 after exceptional battling, driving the Germans to withdraw on a major scale.