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WW1 in progress (Allies (Britain, Russia (Political Party (The Russian…
WW1 in progress
Allies
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Russia
Political Party
The Russian Empire functioned as an absolute monarchy on principles of Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality until the Revolution of 1905 and then became a de jure constitutional monarchy.
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Members of army
Over 5,000,000 soldiers (though at the outset of war Russia could not arm all its soldiers, having a supply of 4.6 million rifles).
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Events
June 28, 1914 Archduke Assasination Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo. His death is the event that sparks World War I.
Jul 30, 1914 Russia mobilizes its vast army to intervene against Austria-Hungary in favor of its ally, Serbia. This move starts a chain reaction that leads to the mobilization of the rest of the European Great Powers, and inevitably to the outbreak of hostilities.
Aug 4, 1914 World War I Begins Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War I.
Apr 22, 1915 Germans fire shells filled with chlorine gas at Allied lines. This is the first time that large amounts of gas are used in battle, and the result is the near-collapse of the French lines. However, the Germans are unable to take advantage of the breach.
May 7, 1915 Lusitania Sinks A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship carries 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans.
Sep 18, 1915 Germany Limits Submarines Reacting to international outrage at the sinking of the Lusitania and other neutral passenger lines, Kaiser Wilhelm suspends unrestricted submarine warfare. This is an attempt to keep the United States out of the war, but it severely hampers German efforts to prevent American supplies from reaching France and Britain.
Sep 15, 1916 First Tanks The British employ the first tanks ever used in battle, at Delville Wood. Although they are useful at breaking through barbed wire and clearing a path for the infantry, tanks are still primitive and they fail to be the decisive weapon, as their designers thought they would be.
Feb 1, 1917 Submarines Back Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare in European waterways. This act, more than any other, draws the United States into the war and causes the eventual defeat of Germany.
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