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The Assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Shot to death by a group called The Black Hand.The Assassination of the Archduke wasn't the real reason of the first World War. There was already so much tension in the nation of A-H that the assassination of the Archduke was just the Last straw that trigger the war. I personal think that the war would have still happened even if the Archduke wasn't assassinated. -
Europe goes to war
After The Archduke was assassinated Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Due to the allies that were created Russia started to mobilized their army to protect Serbia. Once Russia started to mobilizes their army Germany declared war which then forces France to join in because France is Russia's ally. -
Britain Declares War.
Germany attacked France through Belgium and thats a big no-no because Belgium was a neutral they wanted nothing to do with a war. Belgium asks for help from Britain and Britain declares war on Germany. -
War in Africa
Germany had four colonies in the East, West and South Africa. So France and Britain invaded Togoland which was Germany wireless station. It provided communication for German Ships. -
The Battle of Mons
The battle of Mons took place in Belgium this Britain first engagement in France. Britain small army was forces to retreat because their army was no match for the German army. -
The Battle of the Marne
The German army was advancing towards Paris at this point, but France and Britain launch a counterattack.Both sides were as strong so the total casualties and the both sides were pretty much equal so that came up with a different strategy. And they took the war to thr trenches. -
Britain Empires joins the war
The Battle of La Bassee, Britain calls on it's Empires for help and 1.5 million Indian soldiers and 1.3 million Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans came to Britain calls, making the allies even stronger. -
France Colonies joins the war
France followed in Britain step and asked from help from it colonies in Africa. And this is when the war truly became a World War. -
Siege of Tsingtao
Britain and Japan forces attacks on the Port of Tsingtao- a German colony in China. Japanese soldiers seizes control. Japan also took over German colonies in Caroline, Mariana and Marshall Islands. -
Poisonous gas in WWI
The Triple Entente and The Triple Allies both uses tear gas in the Winter of the First World War but Germany used a more deadly gas (xylyl bromide)-chlorine gas on January 3, 1915 killing over 7000 soldiers of the Triple Allies this cause uproar in the home front. -
The Gallipoli campaign
Australian, New Zealand, British, French and Indian troops mount an amphibious landing to take the peninsula of Gallipoli. The Allies were unable to defeat the Entente -
Down goes The Lusitania
The Lusitania was a civilian passenger liner that was sunk by a torpedo fired by a U-Boat. Over 1,200 people died (128 Americans). This forces America to join the war. -
Conscription introduced in Britain
Britain was losing too many troops on the Western Front so the had to introduce Conscription to get more troop on their side. Conscription is drafting or the compulsory enlistment of people in a national service, most often a military service. -
Battle of Verdun
This was the longest single battle of WWI and lasts nine months. The Germans fail to break through or exhaust the French army and when the battle is over both sides have lost around 300,000 soldiers -
Battle of Jutland
This was the biggest Naval War of the war. Britain lost more ships than Germany. Even through Germany was winning, Germany retreated and relied only on their U-Boats to defend the triple Entente on the sea front -
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme is known as the largest and bloodiest conflicts of World War One. Almost 20,000 British soldiers die on the first day alone -
America enters the war
Germany send a telegram to Mexico indicating that they wanted to attack the United States so America joined the war. -
Revolution in Russia
Russia left the war due a uprising happening in their country which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the eventual rise of the Soviet Union. -
Germany launches the Spring Offensive
The German armies had one last country to battle with them after Russia left the war so Germany launch an a major attack on France but the Offensive was cut short when you Americans arrived. -
Hundred Days Offensive
Americana and the Allies Troops carried out a series of sustained attacks on Germany forcing them to retreat. The allies launch a surprise attack at Amiens. And this lasted for 100 days. -
Armistice
Before the allies could invade Germany the Armistice was signed bringing the war on the Western Front to and end. At that point Germany known that they had already lost the war.
