World War 1

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    World War 1

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 eventually led to the first outbreak of the First World War. The assassin, Gavrilo Princip, was a member of a Bosnian Serb nationalist group seeking to unite territories under Serbia's control.
  • Sinking of the RMS Lusitania

    Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun
  • Battle of the Somme

    Battle of the Somme
  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution
  • The Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles