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=WORLD WAR 1= 1- Causes Specific spark- Assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand, Named " July crisis of 1914". However, it came after a long series of diplomatic clashes between the Great Powers over European and colonial issues in the decade prior to 1914, which had left tensions high. In turn these diplomatic clashes can be traced to changes in the balance of power in Europe since 1870. The two opposing alliances- " the allies" and " The Central Powers"

2- Major Players World war one was a military conflict that lasted form 1914 to 1918 and involved most of the world's greatest powers. The allies were: Russia, France, British Empire, United States, Italy and Serbia. The Central Powers were: Germany, Bulgaria, and Austria-Hungary. More than 70 million personnel including 60 million Europeans were gathered together in one of the largest wars in history.

3-Major Events Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - 28th June 1914 Great Britain declares war on Germany - 4th Aug 1914 Lord Kitchener calls for 100,000 men to join British army - 7th Aug 1914 First German aircraft shot down by allied plane - 5th Oct 1914 Battle of Ypres - 15th Oct 1914 Christmas Truce on the Western Front - 25th Dec 1914, (Germans and British played football) German gas attack at Ypres - 22nd April 1915 Sinking of the Lusitania - 7th May, 1915 First Zeppelin raid on London - 31st May 1915 Germans attack at Verdun - 21st Feb 1916 Battle of Jutland - 31st May 1916 Start of the Battle of the Somme - 1st July 1916 First use of the tanks, in the Battle of the Somme - 15th Sept 1916 United States declares war on Germany - 6th April 1917 United States troops arrive in France - 25th June 1917 British attack at Passchendaele - 12th Oct 1917 Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates - 9th Nov 1918 Armistice - 11th Nov 1918 Paris Peace Conference - 12th Jan 1919 Treaty of Versailles signed - 28th June 1919.

4-End Of War The fighting ended with the signing of an armistice (cease fire), which went into effect at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918. It required the German forces to evacuate their positions and return to Germany. They had to leave their artillery and other heavy weapons behind. After that, a formal peace treaty was developed by the victorious powers, France and Germany and Austria, at Versailles. They were given the choice of accepting it or continuing the war. They accepted and the war was over.

5-Outcome Of The War Of the 60 million European soldiers, 8 million were killed, 7 million were permanently disabled, and 15 million were seriously injured. Germany lost 15.1% of its active male population, Austria–Hungary lost 17.1%, and France lost 10.5% There were about 25 million infections and 3 million deaths from epidemic typhus in Russia from 1918 to 1922 Germany was highly upset with the outcome of the war and feelings of revenge exhibited by them foreshadowed the start of World War II. Socialistic ideas were spread not only in Germany and the Austrian empire but also made advances in Britain and France. Technology experienced a great boost after the war, as the production of automobiles, airplanes, radios and even certain chemicals.

Semi's Timeline-http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/WWImrslaur Angelo's Timeline-http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/ww_1 wesley's Timeline

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