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Franz Ferdinand is Murdered
Gavrilo Princip asassinated Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.Gavrilo was only 19 at the time and he tried to shoot himself after but he did not succeed. This set off a chain of events that started World War I. -
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World War I
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Austria-Hungary War With Serbia
When Austria-Hungary declared this war, it made the peace between Europe's great powers collapse. Just a day later, they began to attack Serbia's capital, Belgrade. Russia, which was Serbia's ally, began to assemble troops to attack. -
France Attacks
France allies with Russia and begins to send out troops to attack Serbia. 2 days later, France and Germany declare War on each other. The German army invaded Belguim on August 3rd and that made Great Britain declare war on Germany. -
Indian Army Joins The War
Indian soldiers join the Allies during the Battle of La Bassee. Approximately 1.3 million Indian soldiers served in World War One, and over 74,000 of them lost their lives. Indian soldiers were among the first people who suffered the horrors of the trenches. They were killed in droves before the war was into its second year. -
Second Battle of Ypres
This was the battle where German introduced its most deadly weapon; poisonous gas. The Second Battle of Ypres consisted of four battles in the northern sector of the ypres Salient. The germans did a sneak attack on the French. -
Lusitania Is Sunk By Germans
The British boat Lusitania is sunk by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Germany defended themsleves. Several newspapers published suggested that people who travel on British on Allied ships in a war zone do so at their own risk. -
Battle of the Somme
This battle was one of the most bloodiest and largest battle in World War 1. On the first day, nearly 20 thousand British soldiers died. The British General at that time, thought he could silence the German guns with an artillery bombardment. -
Zimmerman Telegraph
In January of 1917, Germany had sent the Zimmerman Telegraph to Mexico. The British intercepted this message and decoded it. America became involved when they learned what the telegraph said. The Germans were bribing Mexico with American land if they helped. -
Great War Ended
Germany was the last of the Central Powers to surrender to the Allies. This day is mostly known as Armistice Day. Many people viewed this as temporary so some fighting still continued. Some people believed this was the end of the war, In London, Big Ben was rung for the first time since the start of the war and in Paris gas lamps were lit for the first time in four years. -
Treaty of Versailles
This treaty was signed and ended World War I. The war had caused about 8.5 million deaths and over 21 million were wounded. The countries who fought with Europe suffered about 4,616,000 deaths. The deaths of the people who fought with the allies was 3,332,500.
