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Nationalism
Having pride in one's country -
Militarism
Creation of one's millitary in anticipation of war -
Allaiance system
Countries allied with each other had to join in the war when one got into the war. -
Imperialism
to take over a place or land and use it's rescources to strengthen yours. -
Assasination of Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz ferdinand, heir to the austro-hungarian throne was assasinated. Austria wanted to try the criminal in siberia but siberia wouldnt let them. this marked the start of the war -
Germany Declares war on Russia
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Germany Declares War On France
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Germany Invades Belgium, UK declares war on Germany
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Serbia declares war on Germany, Austria Hungary declaers war on Russia
at this point almost all of europe is at war -
Woodrow Wilson announces that US will remain neutural
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Battle of Teannenberg
First official battle, russia suffers heavy losses to the germans -
Battle of Marne
Trench warfare begins as soldiers on both sides dig in -
trench warfare
soldiers would dig a trench and use it as cover to battle. Sometimes there would be a charge and people would dash acrcross no mans land to clear out enemy trenches -
Battle of Ypres
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UK blockades Germany in the north sea
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CHRISTMAS TRUCE
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Germany submarine blockades UK
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Germany says that all submarines can be used and will begin sinking all ships including neutural ships -
Second Battle of Ypres
Germany begins using poison gas -
Poison Gas
Gas substance cthat was devastatiing in trench warfare and could affect the eyes lungs and skin. sometimes even hurt people on the same side -
Battle of Gallipoli
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Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
One of the causes of the US joining, held american passengers and hidden supplies for the British -
Battle of Verdun
One of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war -
Battle of Jutland
Major Naval Battle -
Battle of Somme
First use of Tanks -
Tanks
Tanks were mobile fortreses that could fire back and were used to invade enemy trenches -
Zimmerman Note intercepted
Zimmerman note was a note to mexico from germany stating that if mexico invaded the US and if Germany won the war Mexico could have its old land back
one of the reasons the US enter the war -
US officially enters the war and declares war on Germany
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Battle of Passchedaele or Ypres
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Bolshviks overthrow the russian government
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Aemistice between Russia and the Central powers
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Woodrow Willsion reveals his 14 Points
Helped end the war and bring about peace -
Central powers and Russia sign the Treaty of Brest Litovsk
Peace comes between the central powers and russia -
Germany Launches the Spring offensive
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Second battle of Marne
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Germany Signs the Aermstrice
At Compiegne, France. The fighting ends on the 11th hour on the 11th day on the 11th month -
Treaty of Versailles
Germany and the Central powers sign and it signifies the end of WWI it also pushes all the debt and blame on germany. as if that wont go badly...
