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Entry into the war by major countries- European and U.S
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Austria declared war on Serbia, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War. -
Entry into the war by major countries- European and U.S
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Entry into the war by major countries- European and U.S
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Germany declares war on France Alfred von Schlieffen, for a two-front war against France and Russia. -
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Great Britain declares war on Germany In the end, Britain refused to ignore the events of 4 August 1914. -
Russian Revolution
Entering The War
Russian Revolutions- Page 711
The tsar was overthrown a new government vowed to keep russia in the war March 1917 -
Entry into the war by major countries- European and U.S.
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Russian Revolution
Entering The War
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Departure from the war by major countries- Treaty of Brest- Litovsk
Russia Makes Peace↓ Page 719
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Germany Attacks
Germany Attacks- Page 719
Château-Therry 3rd battle, on Marne river one of the first actions of the American Expeditionary Forces -
Turning the Tide
Turning the Tide- Page 720
Belleau wood was the battle where france assigned american units to evict german troops from the narrow in a heavenly forest area called Belleau 1918 Mid July -
Battle of Marne 1918
The road to war-The Deadliest War Page 711
Battle of Marne
The battle of Marne allied victory for world war 1 -
Battle of the Argonne Forest
Battle of the Argonne Forest- Page 720
More than one million American soldiers advanced on heavily fortified German positions between the Meuse River and the Argonne forest-September 1918 -
Shateauthierry battle
Setbacks and Advances-Page 707
Shateauthierry battle 1918 The allied victory was the turning point for the war. -
Armistice to end the fighting
The Armistice
Wars Deadly Toll Page 722
The armistice took effect the war had finally ended 11am -
Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles by the U.S. and European nations
Peace Conference in Paris
The Treaty of Versailles Page 724
German delegates reluctantly signed the treaty versailles
