Forces and resources of the combatant nations in 1914 by Abdulrahman Tarawally

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

tarawaa27 — 2025-03-19 16:55:08 UTC

Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, 1914. He was the oldest son in his family and was the next in line in his family to become the leader. The assassination of Ferdinand happened because there was a bomb set inside of the car that he was in.

Trench Warfare

tarawaa27 — 2025-03-19 17:04:34 UTC

Trench warfare is a where people fight and defend territories with dug-out trenches, often leading to a stalemate with heavy casualties. They were created by the French military and an engineer named Sebastian le prestre de Vauban. People fighting during world war 1 used the trench warfare. The trenches were made by the soldiers fighting during war, and they dug deep enough so people inside them could stand.

Battle of Marne

tarawaa27 — 2025-03-19 17:07:50 UTC

On September 6, 1914 Germany tried to defeat France and Britain on the west side to not fight on two fonts. This was the French and British armies first battle of Marne. The expeditionary forces went against Germany since Germany invaded Belgium and a part of France.

Sinking of Lusitania

tarawaa27 — 2025-03-19 17:23:32 UTC

On May 7, 1915, the Lusitania, a ship recorded to be one of the biggest to be made by the British, was led to the indirect entry to the United States. It was wax torpedoed by a German U-boat as it was in the Atlantic ocean, on its way to new York. This caused the death of 1,195 people, and 128 of them were Americans. This made the Americans unhappy. But Germany saved itself by telling them the ship had weapons to help them in the war.

Battle of Somme

tarawaa27 — 2025-04-04 14:28:16 UTC

From July to November of 1916, the allied forces launched an attack to weaken the German forces on the western front near the Somme river in France. The first day of this battle was a sad sight to see as a lot of blood was shed. The war included the Germans fighting with the French and the British. Also, the war caused over one million deaths.

Battle of Verdun

tarawaa27 — 2025-04-06 16:43:51 UTC

The battle of Verdun was fought on February 21, 1916. Verdun was a fortress town on the north eastern side of France, and held a historical importance to France. This battle also took place during WWI and was one of the longest. There was more than 400k casualties from the French.

Zimmerman Telegram

tarawaa27 — 2025-04-06 16:48:44 UTC

On January 16, 1917, a coded letter was sent from Germany to Mexico with an offer saying if Mexico were to invade the USA, they would help Mexico retrieve the lost territory of Texas.

Woodrow Wilson and 14 points

tarawaa27 — 2025-04-06 16:52:14 UTC

On January 18, 1918, Woodrow Wilson delivered his famous 14 point speech, outlining his vision bringing an end to WWI and how to stop future fights/wars from happening. Wilson was the president during this time and said the USA needed to join the war.

Armistice

tarawaa27 — 2025-04-06 16:54:30 UTC

On November 11, the armistice was signed by Marshel Ferdinand Fache and the first sea lord admiral Sir Rosalyn Weems. This was a first step to putting an end to WW1

Treaty of Versailles

tarawaa27 — 2025-04-06 16:58:51 UTC

On June 28, 1919, the treaty of Versailles was signed by the allies. This finally put an end to WWI, but Germany was forced to pay off everything and lost a part of their territory.