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The Murder of Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot and killed by a Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip sarking the beginning of WW1. -
Allies and entral Powers
Triple entente was made up of Britain, Russia, and france
Central owers was made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. -
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The Assination of Archduke Ferdinand
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Germany declares war on France
Germany declared war on France because they were on diffrent sides and that caused tension between both -
Britai declared war on France
On this day Britain declered war on Britain. because Germany had invaded Belgium. ritian and Bgium had an agreemnet if a country invaded Belgium, Britain would declare war one them -
President Wilson
President wilson declared that the U.S. would remain neutral. -
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Allied Powers
After the assisasination of Archduke Ferdinand Allied Powers decided to join together, but ultimately split -
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Trench Warfare
War oppositionist formed trenches as fighing methods for war. -
1st air raid on Britain
1st time Germany drops bomb on Britain during the war -
Italy Joins War
Italy joins the Allied powers even after being of the other side at the beginning. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
Germany sank a British Passenger ship. 1200 people were killed. 128 were Americans. -
The Battle of Verdun
The longest battle in World War 1, it lasted about a year. -
SS Sussex
Ship was damageed and about 50 people died, no American s died, but this outraged the United States and caused diplomatic exchange between the US and German governments. -
First tanks
Tanks, a new war fighting method was used on this date. Mmany people had not seen this type of machinery before. -
Unrestricted U- Boat (Submarine) Warfare
Germany would attack any ships going in or out of Great Britain. They would even attack the United States' ships with their U-boats. -
Zimmerman Telegram
British Intelligence intercepted a messaged from Arthur Zimmerman propsing the idea of an alliance between Germany and Mexico. -
"The world must be safe for Democracy"
President Woodrow Wilson issued this statement. The U.S. entered war in 1917 -
Delcaration of war
U.S. declared war on Germany. Germany made many attacks on the U.S. prior to them delcaring war,
