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WW1
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The Assassinaton of Archduke
The Archduke was assassinated by a member of the Blackhand. Previously to this, another member of this clan had tried to kill him by throwing a bomb at him luckily his driver drove away before it could reach them. -
Austria Declared War on Serbia
Austria was furious with the fact that the Archduke was killed in Serbia by a Serbian group so they teamed up with Germany and declared war on Serbia. But because of the alliances more and more countries were pulled in which started WW1. -
Germany Begins U-boat Blockade
Germany had declared the water surrounding Britain a war zone and began trying Germany to sink British merchant ships using U-boats. They would not only try to sink British ships but ships from neutral countries too which caused the US to join the war. -
Second Battle of Ypres
In this battle Germans first used poisonous gas as a weapon and threw them at allied soldiers who were along the western front. This was used against two French colonies. -
Battle of Verdub
When Germany attacked Verdun was heavily defended by French soldiers. In this battle, the first flamethrowers were used against the French but even though they were using these advanced weapons the French still won. -
Sykes–Picot Agreement
Sykes-Picot Agreement was an agreement that provided a set of unrealistic promises to the arabs. This lead directly to the israeli palestinian conflict. This was meant to divide the otto-man empire -
Battle of Jutland
It was the largest sea battle in WW1 which was fought for over two days. There were 151 British warships and 99 German warships so the Germans were outnumbered though neither side really won. -
The Batlle of Somme
The battle of Somme started to weaken the German army and distract the Germans so the Frenchb could recover. This battle was 4 months long and was considered one of the bloodiest in history since there was new modern weaponary like tanks which were first used in this battle. -
Third battle of Ypres
The battle started on the western front and it was for control of the edges of the south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres. It was part of a strategy decided by the Allies at conferences. -
Russian Revolution
After Russia left the war the Russian populous grew unhappy with the leadership of the Tzar, causing them to overthrow him in hopes of creating a communist society. -
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Russia recognized of Ukraine, Georgia, and Finland and gave up Poland and the Baltic states by signing this treaty. This marked the exit of Russia exiting WW1 -
Battle of Cantigny
In this battle, the US had its first battle against the Germans. During this battle the USA captured 100 German soldiers. The battle was to stop the German army from getting too strong. -
Armistice signed
Germany seeked to sign an armistie because their citizens were beginning to rebel since they were hungry. -
The Treaty of Versailles
This treaty was signed by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany. This treaty was signed in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. This treaty didn't fall into action until January 10 -
The End of War
Though the treaty was signed it didn't fall into action until January 10 which was months later