4+World+War+I



Causes • The nations went to war to avenge the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand • Rise of nationalism • The building up of military and alliances

 **Major Players **  • Major world powers and their small country alliances. • German Monarch • Russian Monarch • Austro-Hungarian monarch • Serbian Regent • British Foreign Secretary • U.S. President • French Commander-in-Chief • British Commander-in-Chief • German Army Chief of Staff  **

Major Events • [|Assassination of Archduck Francis Ferdinand.] • [|The July Crisis] • **  [|The Battle of Liege]  • **Western Front** ** Artillery duels in Artois, valley of the Aisne, north-west of Reims, and in western Argonne, enemy attacks repulsed here. British retake some trenches at Hooge. • ** **Eastern Front** ** Mitau evacuated, and captured by Germans. Latter held on Blonie line, west of Warsaw, they progress on the Narev. Austrians capture Novo Alexandria station.  • ** **Southern Front Enemy counter attacks on Mr. Medetta and is repulsed.

End Of War <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">In 1918 civilians began to protest the war in Berlin because the British Navy began to blockade their ports.On November 11th 1918, a meeting was held in Compiegne. An armistice was signed and put into affect that day.

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__Time lines. [|Dean] __ [|Adam] **