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WWl Started
VideoOn June 28, 1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist named Gavrilo Princip. This was the cause of the start of WW1 -
Battle of Marne
September 6 - September 10, 1914. The Battle of the Marne was a war where the Germans conducted a plan called the Schlieffen Plan to defeat the Russians and French. However, the Allies ended up beating the Germans to it and defeated them instead. -
Turkey Enters The War
October 29, 1914. Turkey enters the war on the side of the Central Powers. The Turkish Minister of War Enver, showed the Germans his war plans. Enver continued this, due to the continued uncertainty in the Balkans, a lot of Turkish forces would have to remain in Thrace which is in present-day Bulgaria. -
The Fourteen Points
President Wilson created this plan. A series of peace proposals, the points were: an end to secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade, reduced national armies and navies, adjustment of colonial claims with fairness toward colonial people, suggestions for changing borders and creating new nations, and a general association of nations to achieve a just and lasting peace. -
Taking of Constantinople
The Allies had a strategy to attack the Dardanelles, a narrow sea strait gateway to the Ottoman capital, Constantinople. The Allies fought against the Central Powers. The Allies wanted to take Constantinople, defeat the Turks, and establish a trade route to Russia. -
Allies Attack the Dardanelles
The Allies had a strategy to attack the Dardanelles, a narrow sea strait gateway to the Ottoman capital, Constantinople. The Allies fought against the Central Powers. The Allies wanted to take Constantinople, defeat the Turks, and establish a trade route to Russia. This took place in February, 1915 on the Gallipoli Peninsula. -
German Submarines
The warfare took place on the British coast. Unrestricted submarine warfare is when the Germans would sink their enemies’ ships without warning. It was an efficient way of getting rid of the British and Americans. -
Battle of Verdun
Germans attack Verdun, France and took over several forts. France quickly recaptured their territory and the Germans planned several other attacks, but the French remained undefeated. In results of over 700,000 casualties. -
America Enters The War
A statement from Germany’s foreign secretary saying that the Germans are going to help the Mexicans gain back land from America. The note was sent in February of 1917 and it was between the Germans and Americans. The Germans wanted to torture the Americans even after ending the unrestricted submarine warfare, and it slowly led the Americans to declare war. -
Treaty of Versailles
Between Germany and the Allied powers. A compromise to settle the arguments between French, British, and U.S. aims. This treaty incorporated Wilson's fourteenth point. The treaty created the League of Nations, whose goal was to keep peace among all of the nations. Treaty of Versailles
