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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
He was the heir to the Austrian throne.
Serbians planned to assassinate him and his wife while they toured the city of Sarajevo. -
Battle of Tannenberg
Became an example of Russian incompetence -
Battle of Tannenberg
The entire Russian 2nd army was annihilated -
Battle of Marne
This stopped the German assault into France. -
Battle of Marne
Germans was halted.
Both sides dug trenches(Western front) -
Battle of Gallipoli
British attempted a naval invasion to seize the Ottoman Capital of Istanbul. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
German U-boat killed hundreds of innocent people.
This tragic condition caused America to become in the war. -
Battle of Gallipoli
British attempted to open a sea route to resupply Russia.
The British ultimately retreated -
Battle of Verdun
The longest battle on the western front at 303 days -
Battle of the Somme
The largest battle of WWI on the western front.
The bloodiest battle in human history. -
Battle of the Somme
1+million soldiers dead.
FIRST battle to use TANKS. -
Battle of Verdun
It turned into an attrition battle.
Both sides enduring horrific casualties. -
US joins WWI
The sinking of the Lusitania was one reason they joined
The Zimmerman telegram was another reason they joined the war -
March Russian Revolution
Ended the reign of Tsar Nicholas II.
Tsar's overthrow was caused by a lack of land for the peasants -
November Russian Revolution
This put the Bolshevik(communist) party in power -
Signing of the Armistice
Germany agreed to peace in 1918.
It is an agreement to stop fighting.
11am of the 11hr of the 11th day of the 11 month -
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Germans had no chance to negotiate.
Had harsh terms imposed on them -
Creation of the League of Nations
Wilson's hopes for a lasting peace rested on his Fourteenth Point.
Was intended to be a place where countries could work out their problems. -
Creation of the USSR
Joseph Stalin took over as leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin's death in 1924.
Bolsheviks had won the civil war and set up Union of Soviet Socialist Repbulics.
