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Assassination of Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand
A Serbian group going by the name The Black Hand organized the assassination of Arch Duke of Austria-Hungary Francis Ferdinand. After the assassination Austria-Hungary correctly blamed Serbia for the murder of their Arch Duke. -
Trenches
Trenches were huge parts of the war. The trenches allowed soldiers to hide in the ground and avoid most of the enemy fire. When it rained the soldiers in the trenches would be walking in feet of mud. The British soldiers would call the front line trenches "Suicide Ditches". -
Poison Gas
known by many names Poison gas, Mustard gas, Sulfur gas, and more the gas was used to get into the trenches and get soldiers out of their trench. It was lethal because it caused huge blistering to any exposed skin, and if inhaled than the blistering would continue in the persons lungs. -
U-17, U-Boat
The U-17 U boat sank 11 ships weighing a total of 15,122 Tons. As well The crew also took Two Boats as prizes Totaling 4,956 Tons. -
Battle of Verdun
Germany attacks the French city of Verdun. They expect some resistance but hope to trample over most of the french army. France puts up more of a fight The Battle of Verdun was the longest single battle in all of the war lasting nine months and ended with both sides losing 300,000 people. -
New years01
David Golden Roy, sends a telegram home to his family saying sorry I cannot be there. Veterans during WW1 were in contact with their family's -
The United States
The United States Joins the war and backs the allied powers. The United States joined after finding out about the Zimmerman Telegram. The Zimmerman Telegram was Germany trying to get Mexico to go to war with the US. -
German Submarines
German Submarines were first spotted off the the coast of the US. This was in part why the US joined the war. -
USSR
This is the day is when the USSR withdraws from the war. The USSR Leaving the war means Germany loses on of its biggest allies. -
US first Major Action
The United States Win their first Major Battle at the battle of Cantigny. The battle was fought by 4,000 US soldiers -
David Golden Roy
David Golden Roy, Sends a telegram home to his father that said "I am okay, and coming home" . Along with saying that he also sent a recipe for Tomato relish home.
