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WW1
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assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip which kicked off the war. After the death of the two leaders the country declared war on Serbia. They declared war on them because they blame the death of Franz Ferdinand on the Serbian government. -
Britain declares war on Germany
The German posted up at Belgium. Britain warned Germany to back off. Germans did not and Britain declared war on Britain. which only made this war larger -
Christmas Truce
On Christmas day the Germans and the Britain's stop killing for a brief moment. The soldiers have a moment of peace and small relief. they meet up in no mans land for a celebration of Christmas day. -
Battle of Tannenberg
A battle between the Russians and Germans. The battle ended in almost complete destruction for the Russian second army. Russian general Alexander Samsonov committed suicide.The other explosive battles ended almost destroying the first army as well. -
Turkey joins the war
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Britain and France declared war on Turkey
Britain and France declare war on Turkey. This happened because Turkey helped Germans fight Russia. -
Second Battle of Ypres
during this battle the allies lost 87,000. The Germans lost 35,000 soldiers. During this battle was the first time poison gas was used. The gas claimed many lives of the British -
Battle of the Somme
This deadly battle lasted all of 5 months and claimed over 400,000 British soldiers. It claimed 60,000 on the first day of the British. 200,000 french soldiers were killed. The Germans lost 500,000 men. -
U.S joins WW1
The U.S declares war on Germany. We did this because Germans killed civilians and destroyed there U boat.
