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founding of the triple entente
the name given to the alliance among Great Britain, France and Russia after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente in 1907. The alliance of the three powers, supplemented by various agreements with Portugal, Japan, the United States, Brazil and Spain, constituted a powerful counterweight to the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. (Italy had concluded an additional secret agreement with France, effectively nullifying their alliance with Germany.) -
founding of the triple alliance
the triple alliance 3 different powers -
assassination of archduke ferdinand
Princip stepped forward, pistol-whipped a nearby pedestrian, and fired two shots from a distance of about five feet using a Belgian-made 9x17mm (.380 ACP) Fabrique Nationale model 1910 semi-automatic pistol -
1st battle of the marne
this battle was between france and germany. noone won and they had to dig tranches for safety -
SINKINGOFTHE LUSITANIA
Lusitania had the misfortune to fall victim to torpedo attack early in World War I before tactics for evading submarines were properly implemented or understood. The contemporary investigations both in the UK and US into the precise causes of her loss were obstructed by the needs of wartime secrecy and a propaganda campaign to ensure all blame fell upon Germany. Argument over whether the ship was a legitimate military target raged back and forth throughout the war as both sides made misleading c -
battle of verdun
Verdun resulted in 306,000 battlefield deaths (163,000 French and 143,000 German combatants) plus at least half a million wounded, an average of 30,000 deaths for each of the ten months of the battle. It was the longest and one of the most devastating battles in the First World War and the history of warfare. Verdun was primarily an artillery battle: a total of about 40 million artillery shells were exchanged, leaving behind millions of overlapping shell craters that are still partly visible. In -
usa declareds war on germany
the united states declare war on germany in respones to the sinking of boats -
treaty of brest litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, at Brest-Litovsk (now Brest, Belarus) between Russia (the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic) and the Central Powers, headed by Germany, marking Russia's exit from World War I. -
2nd battle of the marne
united states win the war against germany -
armistice ends world war 1
a treaty signed by germans and german allies that effectively ended the war
