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Important events During WWI
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Kayla Lowe
⟶ Updated 5 months ago ⟶
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Events
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated by a Serbian nationalist
The Second Ypres Battle takes place now with the use of poison gas that killed thousands of the allies
The Lusitania is sunken by the Germans with a casualty of over one thousand
Germans start the Battle of Verdun, the battle lasted the rest of the year
Marie Curie gets X-ray equipment to ambulances
The 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 world
Russia and Germany sign a treaty, Russia is forced to agree to Germany’s harsh demands
The first bout of the Flu has shown up and killed more than 20 million people worldwide
The beginning of chemical warfare service (gas defense and usage as well as medical training)
