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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are murdered by Gavrillo Princep, a Serbian nationalist -
Lusitania Disaster
The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat killing 1,198 people including 128 Americans. -
First Battle of the Somme
British lost 1.2 million men for only 7 miles of land. This battle lasted 3 years. -
The Zimmerman Note
A telegram sent from German foreign minister to the German Ambassador in Mexico. Proposed an alliance with Mexico and a promised return of Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico. -
USA Joins the War in Europe
After the Lusitania Disaster and the Zimmerman Note, the USA declares war on Germany and heads to France. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The treaty that was signed by the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers that officially ended Russia’s participation in the war. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The last major German attack that was counter attacked by the Allies with several tanks and took severe casualties. -
Austria-Hungary Surrenders
A solicited armistice between the Allies and Austria-Hungary was signed at the Villa Giusti -
Armistice of 11 November 1918
The armistice signed at Le Francport that ended fighting on land, sea, and air in WWI between the Allies and Germany -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty that ended WWI and broke up the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
