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- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are shot to death by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. The killings sparked a chain of events that led to the outbreak of World War I by early August.
- Germany backed Austria-Hungary, and Serbia backed Serbia.the Russians' support The United Kingdom, France, and Russia formed the Allies.Powers, as well as Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire, were formed.the Great Powers They declared war on each other, resulting in World War I.
- The fight lasted much longer than anyone had anticipated. Germany intended to launch an attack.France must move as quickly as possible to combat Russia.
- The RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915. TheThe ship was carrying nearly 4 million rounds of ammunition, as well as other supplies.Almost 2000 passengers, including a few Americans, boarded the ship. This shifted the situation.In the United States, public opinion on the war against Germany is divided.
- During World War One, there were two alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers (Left)as well as the Central Powers (Right). The issue with these alliances is that they aren't mutually beneficial.When two countries on opposite sides of a conflict are at odds,Allies join the fight to help them, escalating the conflict.
- The Allied Powers had won the war by November 1918.As all of the Central Powers had surrendered, the war came to an end.Germany was the latest country to do so. Germany was then compelled to surrender.to sign the Treaty of Versailles, pledging that they hadmust cede a large portion of their territory, decrease their army and fleet, andpay a colossal amount in compensation
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