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WWI
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The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated on on June 28th, 1914. He was assassinated by an Austria-Hungary man names Gavrio Princip. Princip was 19 years old when he did this. -
Germany starts war with Russia
The war starts to spread when Germany declares war on Russia. This was after Austria-Hungry went to war with Serbia. This was known as the crisis that begun WWI. -
The Schleiffen Plan begins
The first attack was France to the West. The second attack was Russia to the East. It worked well to start: in Paris by September 3rd. -
Trench warfare begins
Trench warfare was scary. It was when soldiers would not only be fighting, but they would have to deal with disease. They would also have to deal with rats the size of cats, and "trench foot". The trenches were mainly 12 ft deep and 100 yards from each other. -
Russia becomes the largest Army
In 1914 Russia had the largest army. There were many countries that had large armies, but they were the biggest. Their army was strong and full of a lot of men. -
Christmas Day truce
In the trenches when the soldiers were fighting, it soon became Christmas. The Soldiers made a truce for the day to play soccer. Thousands of soldiers were involved. -
The Battle of Verdun
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America gets involved
America wasn't part of the war for awhile. They joined on April 6th, 1917. They were with Brazil and Canada. -
WWI ends
World War 1 lasted 5 years. It was called a global war, because all of the countries were involved. They didn't think ti was going to last as long as it did. -
Germany and Russia
On March 3rd, 1918 Russia and Germany made a truce. There was then peace between Russia and Germany.
