Important events During WWI
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Updated: 29 Nov 2018
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Created byKayla Lowe
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated by a Serbian nationalistThe Second Ypres Battle takes place now with the use of poison gas that killed thousands of the alliesThe Lusitania is sunken by the Germans with a casualty of over one thousandGermans start the Battle of Verdun, the battle lasted the rest of the yearMarie Curie gets X-ray equipment to ambulancesThe Zimmerman telegraph is intercepted, the US is alerted. It exposes Germany’s plot against the US, the US joins the war.England is bombed by Germany’s Gotha planes, this introduces the concept of ‘Total War’ to England and the rest of the worldRussia and Germany sign a treaty, Russia is forced to agree to Germany’s harsh demandsThe first bout of the Flu has shown up and killed more than 20 million people worldwideThe beginning of chemical warfare service (gas defense and usage as well as medical training)
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