Austria-Hungary was the first country to declare war. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia. at The beginning of world war 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina was a part of Austria-Hungary. kaiser Wilhelm 2 of Germany was related to Nickolas the 2 of Russia. When Germany attacked Belgium it provoked Britain to enter the war. Germany's plan for fighting France and Russia was called the Schlieffen plan. Liege was a key fortress in the when Germany invaded Belgium. Rennenkampf a Russian general lost the battle of Masurian lakes. The Marne was a early battle that marked the first German major defeat. Austria-Hungry did not have good progress early in the war. It lost aginst russia and serbia. when the Germans attacked russia it promted the Ottoman Empire to enter the war. the commander of the German East Asia Squadren was Otto von Bismarck. The battle of Falkland Islands resulted in a victory for Britan. The british did not dominate the seas with agressive submarine warfare. Britan needed control of the dardiens because thry wanted to open shipping rotes with russia. The political result of Britans invasion on Gallipoli was a major shake up in the leadership in the royal navy enused. The initial purpess of Britans invasion on Mesopotamia was to seize the oil feilds along the Persian Gulf. The outcome of Townshends campaign was 10,000 surrenderd troops after a failed march. The western front in world war 1 is best charactorized as A stagnant war fought from trenches, with neither side gaining or losing much ground in spite of huge casualties. Italy’s action in the war was against Austria-Hungary. A war of attrition is defined as A war in which victory is determined not by which side seizes the most territory but by which side loses the most men. The battle of Verdun lasted for ten months, the longest of the war. Romania joined the Allied Powers in 1916. The declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare contributed in United States entering the war. The Zimmerman telegram urged Mexico to attack the United States of America. Great Britain first intercepted Zimmerman telegram. The Housastonic first US civilian ships to be sucked by a German submarine. The United States declared war on Germany in April 6, 1917. The commander of the US forces in Europe was John J Pershing. Fallowing the declaration of war the US the US mobilized in Europe to do not enter combat for many months. Germany help the Russian revolutionaries in exile get back to Russia and that caused Russia to quickly exit from the war. Lenins roll in the February revolution was that he was not involved. Alexander Kerensky ordered the Russian offensive on July 1, 1917. Lenins first decree after the Bolshevik revolution was a decralation of peace. The outcome of peace negotiations what is that Russia lost territory. Russians withdraw from the war affected the allied forces by Germans outnumbering them. In 1918 the city of Paris suffered repeated attacks from German long ranged artillery. After declaring war the United States was at war with only Germany not Austria-Hungary. The contention between the United States French and British was U.S. commanders refused to allow American trips to serve and French or British regiments. Influenza threatened soldiers and civilians on all sides during the late stages of the war. Cantigny was the first major victory for America. Bulgaria was the first central power to surrender. Max Von Baden assumed power in Germany and led negotiations with allies after Wilhelm II lost power. On the East Galicia border fighting broke out between Poland and Ukraine at the end of the war. The country Yugoslavia was created as a south Slavic state.when the Ottoman empire made peace they had to reopen free shipping through the Dardanelles. The initial armistice with Germany was negotiated in a train car near Compiegne France. Austria-Hungary made it's armistice after negotiations held in Italy. Kaiser Wilhelm II was abdicated without his consent by Prince Max Von Baden. The peace treaty with Germany was signed at Versailles.