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Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip.
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Austria-Hungary had decided to declare war on Serbia because one of Serbias people (Gavrilo Princip). Had killed the former archduke of Austria-Hungary. This is the beginning of World War 1.
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World War 1 began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
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Russia Mobilized their arm forces because they knew their was going to be a big war.
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Germany had declared war on Russia because Germany was trying to protect Austria-Hungary. Germany and Austria-Hungary were allies.
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Germany invaded Belgium because Germany was planing to go across Eastern Europe and Northern France and invade many other places.
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Great Britain had declared war on Germany because Great Britain and Belgium were allys, and Germany had invaded Belgium earlier that day.
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Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and Russia because they were all basically in the same area. Austria-Hungary thought they were going to be attacked next by Russia and Serbia.
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France and Great Britain declared war on Austria-Hungary because Austria-Hungary was an ally of Germany and France and Great Britian were not on the same side.
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Japan had became part of the Allied Powers in World War 1.
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The Battle of the Marne saved Paris, France from the Germans invading them. During this battle both the Germans and the French realized that it would not be very easy to win this war.
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The Battle of the Marne had ended and the Germans were defeated.
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The Ottoman Empire joins the war. The Ottoman Empire joind the Central Powers in World War 1.
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The Germans had blockaded Great Britain because they didn't want America or anyone else helping them. Many American ships were sunk by U-Boats during the blockade.
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The Germans first used Poison Gas and people now had to fight the war in gas masks.
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A German U-Boat hit the Lusitania (a British boat) with a torpedo and it sunk. More than 1000 people died and about 128 Americans died.
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Italy joins the Allied Powers in World War 1
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Tanks were first used in World War 1 by the British. People think they were first used in many different battles.
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The Battle of Verdun was faught in northeastern France. When the Germans gained land it was lost in counter attacks by the French. This was one of the longest battles and about 750,000 French and German soildiers lost their lives.
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The Battle of the Somme was fought in northern France among the British and the French.
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The Battle of the Somme ends. Many people died and only seven miles of land was gained by the Allies
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The Battle of Verdun is over and about 750,000 people were killed.
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The German foreign minister sent a telegram to Mexico saying that if Mexico joined the Central Powers they would help them get some of their land back from the United States. The telegram was intercepted and posted in newspapers all around America and the Americans were very angry.
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In Russia the people were rioting and they overthrew their government. The Russian people set up their own government.
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On the night of April 2nd, 1917 President Wilson asked Congress for a Declaration of War. This was NOT when the US joined the war.
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The US joined World War 1 when they first declared war on Germany. The US joined the Allied Powers in the war.
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With the Selective Service Act men ages 18 to 45 registered to be in the military. About 3 million were chosen to go to war.
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The first American Troops land in France but they aren't ready to fight right away they still need time to prepare for war.
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Russia signs a armistice with Germany to try to stop the war.
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President Wilson revealed his 14 points in Paris, France where 27 nations gathered to talk about peace. Wilsons 14 points also created new nations. Some of Wilson's 14 points didn't make sense.
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Vladimir Lenin signed the act and the act gave Ukraine, Polland and other places to Germany.
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Russia withdrew from the war because the Bolsheviks overthrew the Russian Government.
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Germany and Ausrtia-Hungary fought in Paris, France
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It looked as if Germany would win the war but then the American Troops came in and defeated Germany.
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In the AEF's first serious battle they helped pust back a German offensive at Chateau-Thierry on the Marne River.
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The Battle of the Argonne Forest was west of Verdun. More than 1 million American troops helped the Allies. The forest had barbed wire, rain, mud. Some Americans tought they wern't going to win the battle
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The German government asked President Wilson for an armistice to end the war.
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The Battle of the Argonne Forest ended and the Allies pushed back the German lines and now they were invading Germany.
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In November of 1918 Germany signed an armistice to end the war.
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The war is over! The war ended when Germany signed the armistice
