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Assassination of the Archduke
Franz Ferdinand was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. -
The Battle of Tannenburg
We chose this event because Germany wipped out Russia quickely. The Battle of Tannenberg was an engagement between Russia and Germany in the first month of World War I. Fought between 26 August and 30 August 1914,[8] the battle resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army, and the suicide of its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov. -
Battle of Marne
We chose this event because it first use Trench Warfare.The Battle of the Frontiers is a general name for all the operations of the French armies from 7 August – 13 September. A series of encounter battles began between the German, French and Belgian armies on the German-French frontier and in southern Belgium on 4 August 1914. -
The Dardanelles Campain
We chose this event because this was the time they were using submarines. The naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign of the First World War were mainly carried out by the Royal Navy with substantial support from the French and minor contributions from Russia and Australia. The Dardanelles Campaign began as a purely naval operation. -
Sinking of RMS Lusitania
We chose this event because it's when they started using boats.The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. -
The Battle of Verdun
We chose this event because it was the greatest & lengthiest during WW1. The casualties from Verdun and the impact the battle had on the French Army was a primary reason for the British starting the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 in an effort to take German pressure off of the French at Verdun. -
The Battle of Somme
We chose this event because this was when tanks were first introduced into battle. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the River Somme in France. The battle was one of the largest of World War I, in which more than 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history. -
The Battle of Passchendaele
We chose this event because they wanted to gain control of Passchendaele. More than 4,000 Canadians died in the Battle of Passchendaele and almost 12,000 were wounded. Canada’s success there added to our nation’s reputation as the best offensive fighting force on the Western Front. This status meant that our military would be at the forefront of the advance that eventually won the war for the Allies a year later. -
Treaty of Brestlitovsk
We chose this event because it ended the war between Russia and Germany. Peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Russia (the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey), that ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
The Second Battle of Marne
We chose this event because there was a second war concerning the first.The Second Battle of the Marne developed into a significant Allied victory. After it became clear that the Germans had not only failed in their aim to win the war in this offensive, but had in fact lost ground, a number of German commanders, including Crown Prince Wilhelm, believed the war was lost.
