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March 1918 Russia and Germany sign a peace treaty called Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Americans at War
Setbacks and Advances
Russia makes Peace -
July 28 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
The Road to War
The Deadliest War
War Begins -
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WW1 Sequencing
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August 1 Germany declares war on Russia
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The Deadliest War
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August 3 Germany declares war on France
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The Deadliest War
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August 4 Germany invades neutral Belgium
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War Beings -
March 1917, The tsar was overthrown to formed nicholas the 2 and a new government pledged to stay in the war.
The Road to War
Entering the War
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April 2, 1917 U.S. declares war against central powers
The Road to War
Entering the War
Declaring War -
November 7, 1917 Bolsheviks sized the government. Lenin intended to set Russia on the road to communism.
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Setbacks and Advances
Russia makes Peace -
June 1918 Belleau Woods Germans fortified the woods french, US and the british forces were against and assortment of German Units
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Setbacks and Advances
Turning the Tide -
July 18, 1918 battle of Chateau-Thierry. 800,000 people died but in their first major battle of the war, they succeeded in driving the germans out.
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Setbacks and Advances
Turning the Tide -
July 1918, the 1st Battle of Marne- France and Germany quickly settle into a stalemate lasting 3 grueling years.This drive gained a bit of ground and then stalled. The germans had to pull back
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Setbacks and Advances
Turning the Tide -
September 26, 1918 Argonne forest Germany's army was weak because of influenza
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Setbacks and Advances
Battle of the Argonne forests -
September 1918 Allied forces pushed forward toward the North Sea of Verdun. They got weakened by influenza and deprived of supplies by the allied blockade that had tightened.
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Setbacks and Advances
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November 9, Kaiser Wilhelm II fled to Holland. There, he soon gave up the throne. Germany became repulic
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The Armistice
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On June 28, 1919 German delegates reluctantly signed the treaty. however , German anger at the treaty of versailles would later set the stage for another world war.
Shaping the Peace
Peace Conference in Paris
The Treaty Of Versailles