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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Archduke was killed by a Serbian. This was important because it started the chain of events leading to WWI. -
Austria declares war on Serbia
This is iimportant because it is the start of WWI. -
European nations take sides
Germany and Austria-Hungary were allianced, known as the central powers. On the other side were the allied powers were made of Great Britain, France, and Russia. -
Battle of Limanowa
Austria defeats the Russians and drives them east. Austrian army pushs the Russians out of Austria-Hungary. -
First battle of the Marne
The allies attack Germans northeast of Paris in the valley of the Marne river. -
Battle of Golitholli
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Battle of Verdun
The German forces attack the French intending to provoke counterattacks which could be gunned down with artillery fire. -
Battle of Somme
British army tried to relieve the pressure on the French. British attack Germans northwest of Verdun in Valley of Somme. -
Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany declares that thier submariens would sink any ship without warning in the waters around Britain. This was called unrestricted submarine warfare -
United States enters the war
President wilson asks congress to declare war. The U.S. entered the war on the side of the allies. -
Russian Revolution
By 1917 nearly 5.5 million Russian soldiers had been wounded, killed, or taken prisoner and the Russian army refused to fight any longer. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Germany and Russia sign the treaty which ends the war between them. -
The second battle of the Marne
Seeing that Germany was weakend, the allies, along with 140,000 fresh American troops attacks the Germans at the Marne river. -
WWI comes to an end
After 4 years of fighting leaders of the victorious nations gathered near paris to make a peace treaty. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles between germany and the allied powers is signed.