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World war 1 started due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife Sophie. Austria-Hungary blamed the Serbian government for the attack. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Within a week, Russia, Belgium, France, Great Britain, and Serbia had lined up against Austria Hungary, and Germany.

The late nineteenth century was a time for military competition between the major European powers. It became a cultural belief that was is good for nations. Germany took the chance to expand its navy but the British always maintained naval superiority.

The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance formed a web of alliances. The Triple Alliance (1882) linked Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The Triple Entente (1907) linked France, Britain, and Russia.

The imperial competition also led the countries to adopt alliances. They brought nations into conflict and agreement. Germany invaded Belgium and France due to imperial ambitions and the expansion of the British and French has led to the rise of industrialism and the pursuit of new markets.

Nationalism created tensions in Europe, it led nations to compete against each other.

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German troops crossed the border into Belgium and assaulted and captured the heavily fortified city of Liege.

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September 6-9, 1914-First Battle of the Marne 

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September 6-9, 1914-First Battle of the Marne 

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French and British forces confronted the invading Germany army. The troops successfully counterattack driving the Germans back to north of the Aisne River.

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British's Royal Navy made a surprise attack on German ships in the North Sea which later led to the biggest naval war, the Battle of Jutland in 1916.

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April 2, 1917 - America Enters World War I 

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April 2, 1917 - America Enters World War I 

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Germany declared the water surrounding the British Isles to be a war zone, and German U-boats sunk several vessels including some US ships. In Feb 1917, Congress passed a $250 million arms appropriations bill intended to make US ready for war. Germany then sunk four more US merchant ships and on April 2, US declared war against Germany.

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November, 1917 - To the Poet Before Battle by Ivor Gurney

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November, 1917 - To the Poet Before Battle by Ivor Gurney

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Ivor Gurney was a poet, composer, musician and a solider. Ivor Gurney was a very depperessed person and he even considred suicide although eveything changed for him when he decided to join the army. He wrote this poem to inspire other soldiers and poets during the war to be brave and fight their country.

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November 1917 - Near Vermand by Ivor Gurney

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November 1917 - Near Vermand by Ivor Gurney

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Near Vermand by Ivor Gurney is another one of his famous poems. He wrote this poem not long before getting shot in the arm and being off the field of war for six weeks before going back and being placed with a machine gun instead of an assult rifle. This peom discribes how he was while at war near Vermand

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Life was bitter in Russia during the war. The war caused shortages and people could not keep warm or enough food to feed their families. The revolution happened when thousands of workers in St. Petersburg filled the street and the Tsar's troop refused to fire at them and instead they joined the demonstration. The revolution then led to Lenin and his political party Bolsheviks in 1917 to take over from the Provisional Government which transformed Russia into the world's first communist state.

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Life in the trenches was not pleasant at all. It was created only because it was believed to be the antidote to modern weaponry such as machine guns and rifles. Trenches were at every fronts. Soldiers rested during the day for a few hours in the trenches and activities only took place at night. Hygiene situation was very bad in the trenches. Rats were everywhere feeding themselves with dead bodies, swamping with flies during the summer and food was horrible. Water tasted like petrol and all food were cold and were in square pegs with rough holes.

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August 1918- The Black day of the German Army 

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August 1918- The Black day of the German Army 

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At the Battle of Amiens, the allies finally broke the trench deadlock.

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The paris peace conference took place in Versailles and happened to sign a peace treaty between Germany and the Allies. During the paris peace conference there were a lot of debates about how severly Germany should be punished. France wanted revenge, Britain wanted to return to its previous glory and Russia wanted, when the treaty was finaly complete it ivolved Germany taking full blame for world war 1 paying for all the damage caused as well as massive loss of land. Later, other conferences were held to sign treaties with other countries that were involved on wold war 1.