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Schlieffen Plan Implemented
This battle plan was first proposed in 1905 by Alfred, Graf that was designed to allow Germany to wage a successful two-front war. The plan was edited by Helmuth von Moltke. The changes he made were thought to be the reason that Germany's failure to win a quick victory. This caused Britain to declare was on Germany. -
Battle Of Tannenburg
The Battle Of Tannenburg was between Russia and Germany. It took place near Allestein, East Prussia. The outcome of the battle was Germany's win. The leader of the Russian army killed himself after he realised he had lost the battle. -
First Battle of the Marne
The First Battle of the Marne was conducted with the outcome of bringing the war to an end. Instead, with the German advance brought to a halt, stalemate and trench warfare ensued. -
Armenian Deportation
The Armenian Deportation was an event during the Armenian Genocide where the leaders of the Armenian community were arrested and moved to two holding centers near Ankara. -
Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallipoli Campaign was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I. The campaign began when the British and French ships failed a naval attack on the Dardanelles Straits. -
Battle Of Verdun
The battle of Verdun took place on the western front. The battle was between the German and French armies. The battlefield was not even a square ten kilometres. The battle caused over an estimated 700,000 casualties. -
Zimmermann Note
The Zimmermann Note was a communication issued from the German Foreign Office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States' entering World War I against Germany. The Zimmermann note caused US' entry into the fighting. -
Implementation Of Unrestricted Submarine Warfafe
As Germany return to the policy of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, it had previously suspended, in response to pressure from the US and other nuetral countries. -
USA Entry
President Woodrow Wilson cited cited Germany’s violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and its attempts to convince Mexico into alliance wth Germany against the US as his reasons for declaring war. -
Armistice
The armistice was signed by Germany and France to end fighting between them. It marked a victory for the Allies and a defeat for Germany. The actual terms, largely written by French Marshal Ferdinand Foch, the withdrawal of German troops to behind their own borders, getting rid of German submarines, and conditions for prolonging or terminating the armistice. This was a cause of the ending of World War 1
