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The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
WW1 started in July 28, 1914, but the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (June 1914) caused the tension. Gavrilo Princip shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand to gain land. -
The Battle of Verdun
Start of the Battle of Verdun; Germany bombarded The French for 9 hours and then distracted the first line of French trenches.French defenders at Fort Vaux, Verdun, surrendered to the Germans and ended on June 7th. -
Battle Of Somme
Start of the Battle of the Somme Allied air supremacy was confirmed with 386 Allied fighters pitted against 129 German aircraft.British troops made an unsuccessful attempt to capture Mametz Wood, Somme.Start of the Battle of the Somme Allied air supremacy was confirmed with 386 Allied fighters pitted against 129 German aircraft.British troops made an unsuccessful attempt to capture Mametz Wood, Somme. -
The Selective Service Act of 1917
The Selective Service Act of 1917 was made by the federal government to raise an army for service in World War I. All men between the ages of 21 and 31 had to sign up for the military. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
The German though that America wasn’t prepared for the war so they sent a telegram to Mexico asking them to make a border war with the country and would give them land that they had but gave away to America (TX, NM, AZ.) They put it in the newspaper to make sure everyone knew Germany and America were enemies. -
US Joins The Allied Powers
The Us joined the allied powers after Germany sunk their ships even though Germany said to stay off of the war zone. Germany also thought that they were shipping goods to the UK -
The End
it lasted to 1918. During the war, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, and the United States (the Allied Powers). Germany had surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had to stop fighting while the terms of peace were being made. On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, ending the war. -
Germany And Russia
The Germans sign a peace treaty with Russia. The treaty gave Germany huge parts of land that had been the Ukraine and Poland, and allows Germany to shift soldiers to the Western Front, causing problems for the French, British, and Americans. -
Battle of Cantigny
The Battle of Cantigny is the first battle America fought in the war. Though small in scale, the Americans fight and soon go on to larger attacks against Germany
