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Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Blue Heading:War Begins
Red Heading:Origins of World War 1
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Germany declares war on Russia
Blue Heading:War Beings
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
Section 1:The Road to War -
Russia mobilizes its armed forces
Blue Heading:War Begins
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
Section 1:The Road to War -
Germany declares war on France
Blue Heading:War Begins
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
Section 1:The Road to War -
Great Britain declares war on Germany
Blue Heading:War Begins
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
Section 1:The Road to War -
First Battle of the Marne
High death tolls and French and Britain troops halted the German advance
Blue Heading:The War Begins (no actual blue heading)
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
Section 1:The Road to War -
Battle Of Verdun
750,000 casualties for the Germans and French from new Trench Warfare, February 21, 1916-December 16th 1916
Blue Heading:War Begins
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
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Military defeats and food shortages led to a Russian uprising
Tsar was overthrown and new government vowed to keep Russia in the war.
Blue Heading:Russian Revolution
Red Heading:Entering The War
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Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Central Powers
Wilson's goal was to fight.
Blue Heading:Declaring War
Red Heading:Entering the War
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Russia and Germany sign peace treaty
"Treaty of Brest-Litovsk", transferred some 30% of Russia's territory to Germany.
Blue Heading:Russia Makes Peace
Red Heading:Setbacks and Advances
Section 3:Americans at War -
German army unleashes series of attacks
Goal was to defeat Allies quickly and bring peace on German terms; the Germans called this "peace offensive".
Blue Heading:Germany Attacks
Red Heading:Setbacks and Advances
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Battle of Château-Thierry; advancing Germans broke through Allied lines in Belgium and France
Less than 50 miles from Paris; if Paris falls so does France
Blue Heading:Turning the Tide
Red Heading:Setbacks and Advances
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Battle of Argonne
German army was losing will to fight, weakened by infulenza and deprived of supplies by the Allied blockade that had tightened since America's entry into the war.
Blue Heading:Battle of the Argonne Forest
Red Heading:Setbacks and Advances
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Armistice took effect
Most destructive war history has yet seen finally ended, costing 10 million military lives.
Blue Heading:War’s Deadly Toll
Red Heading:The Armistice
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Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles
By the U.S. and European nations; Senate of U.S. never signs treaty, avoiding another war and causing U.S. to become a larger/stronger nation and not join the League of Nations
Blue Heading:Wilson’s Last Battle
Red Heading:Battle Over the League
Section 4: Shaping the Peace
