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Assanination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife
As Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were were visting Sarajevo, Bosnia for the throne when they were riding along in their open car when he and his wife were assinated. -
Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia
A month after the Archduke was assinated Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia because they thought that proper response to the assassinations was to prepare for a possible military invasion of Serbia -
Germany declares was Russia
Four days after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany decieded to declare war on Russia. This was the event that sparked the first World War. -
Germany declares war on France
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Germany invades Belgium
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Great Britain declares war on Germany
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Battle of Marne
Germans embarked on a retreat that would be marked as trench warfare, the first battle that was fought from the north and east of Paris. -
Sinking of Lusitania
A German boat that sank in a British ocean. The Lusitania played a a big role in turning public opinion against Germany, both in the United States and abroad. -
Sinking of Sussex
During the sinking it became more clear to people that this would not be a short war as some people hoped. At this time Britian had been using the royal navy to blockade Germany so they couldn't pass through to trade with America. -
Battle of Verdun
German forces advanced quickly with this battle, and so did the French they retook there forts and pushed back the line. -
Battle of Somme
This battle was one of the largest World War I battles, more than 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history. By the end of the campaign the Allies and Central Powers lost more than 1.5 million men. -
The Zimmerman Note is intercepted
Germany unable to break Britians blockade to the north sea with its surface fleet the German leadership decided to make a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. -
Russian Revalotiuon breaks out
When riots and strikes in Russia happened over the little amount of food, may people started look at the gorvernmen for help. -
U.S declares war on Germany
The United States Congress declared war on German Empire on April 2, Wilson had asked a Congress for this declaration. -
Battle of Argonne Foreat
One part of the end of the Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front that took a total of 47 days.
