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Assassination of Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo along with his wife, Sophie. -
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WWI
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Austria declared war on Serbia
The cause was the Assassination of Franz Archduke Ferdinand -
The Shlieffen Plan
August 1st, Germany took action and declared war on both France and Russia, and devised the Shlieffen Plan -
the First Battle of the Marne
The Allies fight back againts the Germans, who were driven back almost 60 miles. The Shlieffen Plan failed. -
Battle of Limanowa
17 day battle where Austria drove the Russians to the east. -
Gallipoli Campaign
The Allie's plan and battle to take and secure Dardanelles. -
Battle of the Western Front
New warfare tools had been delivered, not to speed up the battle but kill more people effectively. -
Battle of the Eastern Front
A battle at the Russian-German border, including the Serbs and Russia vs. the Germans, Turks, and Austrians. The battle lasted until September. -
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
The policy of German submarines would sink any ship that crossed into Britain waters -
The United States joins the Allies
The Zimmerman Telegram was intercepted and made public to the U.S, the U.S joins the war on the Allies side. -
Russia offers Germany a truce
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin offered Germany a truce, in attempt to end the war. -
Treaty of Versailles
A document signed by the Allies and Germany exactly five years after the Assassination of Sarajevo. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The Allies fought the Germans, with the Allies slowly advancing towards Germany. -
The Armistice
German representative met Marshal Foch, from the Allies and signed an Armistice over the two sides, thus concluding World War One.