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Franz Ferdinand is assassinated
Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke or the Ottoman- hungarian empire, was shot to death along with his wife. They went to Sarajevo to inspect imperial armed forces. They were killed by a Serbian nationalist who after killing them tried to kill himself. An innocent bystander was there and he threw himself on the assassin and restrained him. -
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World War 1
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The Battle of Tannenberg
The German 8th army, led by Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, attacked the Russians. This battle took place during the first weeks of World War 1, in East Prussia. -
The first raid on Britain
The Germans developed the zeppelin and made three of them. The three of them were sent to bomb Britain. Two of the them made it, the L3 and L4, the L6 had problems and was forced to turn back. The two were successful in their mission, they bombed Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn. Even though these were created before this event they were much bigger, this caused the danger risk to rise dramatically. -
"War Zone"
The Germans essentially made a blockade of submarines and ships. They called this the "War Zone", any unauthorized ship would be sunk with very few exceptions. They would sink any merchant ship even if it was from neutral countries. The US strongly disagreed with the blockade. The Germans then started arguing among themselves because they didn't want to make the US mad. In the end they kept the blockade. -
The second battle of Ypres
The German army fired more than 150 tons of chlorine gas at the French. The battle started with the usual artillery bombings, but the French weren't expecting the gas. The gas made them panic but they held their ground. Later they ended up retreating to the town of Ypres. Poison gas was a significant thing in World War 1 because it was a new style of battle. -
The Lusitania is sunk
A British Ocean Liner was sunk by the Germans. The Lusitania, the British Ocean Liner, usually ferried people and goods across the Atlantic Ocean. A German U-Boat torpedoed the ship and it sunk. 1198 people died in the explosion, 128 of them being Americans. The ship also had weapons and goods on it from the US, they were meant to go to the British undetected. The US was then enraged by this and joined WW1. -
The Battle of Verdun
The battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War 1. Both the German and the French lost 600,000 men. The German forces advanced quickly and took Fort Douaumont and Fort Vaux. Even though the Germans were very close to the Verdun Cathedral they called off the attack. The French then went on to retake their forts and pushed the Germans back. -
The Battle of Jutland
It took place off Denmark's North Sea Coast. This battle consisted of about 250 British and German ships. Over 100,000 men helped control and make the ships function in battle. -
The battle of Somme
One of the largest battles in World War 1 fought next to the Somme river in France. By the end of the battle the Allied and Central Powers would lose more the 1.5 million men. This was the first war that had tanks involved in it. They were called British Mark 1 tanks, they were a new kind of weapon that were advanced. -
Zimmerman Telegraph
This message was sent from Germany to Mexico. The British managed to intercept and decode the message. They gave the message to the US very quickly. The message said that Germany wanted to start the submarine warfare again and that they would give Mexico territory from the US if they declared war on the US. This message then made us declare war on Germany months later. -
Thomas Glenden Millea- Drafted
He was originally told he was to be trained as a pilot but they had no planes to train with. So the army reassigned him, he was sent to camp Merritt to become a member of the American Expeditionary Force. He was then moved to Company C, 1st battalion, 7th infantry regiment. This unit is still in existence today and has been in every conflict since it was formed. -
Thomas Glenden Millea- Trenches
Thomas and his platoon dug trenches from 5 in the morning to 5 at night. They starting digging trenches so they would be ready for the soon to come war. His regiment dug trenches from a bridge from the north side of Marne between Nantueil and Les Jardinents bridges. Later that evening him and his platoon went swimming in the river. -
Thomas Glenden Millea- The second battle of Marne
This day was Thomas's birthday, he fought with the 7th near Belleau wood. His entire unit received the Croix de Guerre for stopping the Germans at Marne. Then they went on to counter attack at Mont St. Pierre, where he was gassed for the first time. This was his last time fighting with the seventh. -
Thomas Glenden Millea- Company L
After Thomas was done recovering from the mustard gas attack he was reassigned. The mustard gas made his throat, nasal passages, and lungs have bad blisters. He went to Company L of the 353rd infantry regiment- a part of the 177th infantry brigade- a part of the 89th division. This unit was moving away from St. Mihiel along the Meuse river. -
Thomas Glenden Millea- Argonne Forest
His infantry traveled the Meuse river until they reached the Argonne Forest. He was gassed once again, he was very badly hurt. He had been hit by artillery shrapnel, which left him unable to move. He began a long and painful recovery process that lasted awhile. He was in a hospital bed until the end of the war. -
The Treaty of Versailles
World War 1 officially ended with the signing of Versailles on June 28, 1919. It was written by the allied powers with almost no cooperation from Germany. The treaty included 15 parts and 440 articles. Germany agreed to pay reparations under the Dawes plan and the Young Plan.
