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The First Olympic Games
The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens Greece. 14 countries participated in the games. This is significant to WWl because the games were keeping the peace between countries.
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The Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
On June 28, Gavrilo Princip, a member of a Serbian terrorist group, killed Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie at Sarajevo. The assassination triggered World War l because Ferdinand's death shocked the world and people were angry. -
The Kaiser Promises Support
Kaiser William ll promised German support for Austria against Serbia. This was significant to the war because the kaiser was trying to keep Germany as an ally. -
The Start of World War 1
After the assasination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, tensions arose from surrounding countries and eventually broke into the first world war.
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The Ottoman Empire Joins Central Powers
The Ottoman Empire joins the Central Powers to form the Triple Alliance with the signing of the Turco-German Alliance. -
Russian Army Defeat at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes
The battle resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army and the suicide of its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov. -
The Turkey Joins WWl
Turkey entered the war on October 28th with the bombings of Russian Black Sea ports. -
The First Zeppelin Raid on Britain
The first zeppelin raid was used against Britain. After the raid, the Blitz spirit was born. -
Poison Gas is First Used in Combat
The Germans shocked the Allies by firing 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas against two French colonial divisions at Ypres, Germany. This was the first major gas attack by the Germans and it devastated the Allied line. -
The Lusitania Was Sunk by German U-boat
The sinking of the British line Lusitania in 1915, was part of Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. The incident was featured in propaganda posters as evidence of German brutality.
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Lloyd George Becomes British Prime Minister
Lloyd George was a liberal British statesman. He introduced health and unemployment benefits with the National Security Act of 1911. -
The United States Declared War on Germany
The United States declared war on Germany just hours after Germany declared war on the U.S following the Japanese attacks at Pearl Harbor. -
Britain Captured Jerusalem from Turks
Turkish troops moved out of the region because of the oncoming British. This was not a brutal capture, it was a peaceful negotiation. -
Russia's Withdrawal from WWl
Russia withdrew from WWl soon after the October Revolution and the country turned in on itself with a bloody civil war between the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Guard. -
World War 1 Ends
Germany formally surrendered and all nations aggreed to stop fighting. Germany and the Allied Nations, which included Britain, France, Italy and Russia, signed the Treaty of Versailles that ended the war.
