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| Battle of Verdun |
| This battle was fought at a "bump" in the western front. The German plan was to "bleed the French dry" by drawing more and more toops into this bump and killing them. |
| Related: Entente Cordial | First Moroccan Crisis | Triple Entente | Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand, Start of WWI, Battles of: Tannenberg, the Marne | Sinking of Lusitania, Battle of Gallipoli | Wilson's 14 Points | Peace of Paris |
| The battle of Somme |
| The battle of the Somme was an Allied offensive against the central powers. They planned to lure the Germans between two armies and crush them. Though it was a success, very little land was gained. |
| Related: Entente Cordial | First Moroccan Crisis | Triple Entente | Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand, Start of WWI, Battles of: Tannenberg, the Marne | Sinking of Lusitania, Battle of Gallipoli | Wilson's 14 Points | Peace of Paris |
| The battle of Jutland |
| This battle was waged at sea. The British prevented the Germans from aiding their submarines in the north Atlantic. |
| Related: Entente Cordial | First Moroccan Crisis | Triple Entente | Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand, Start of WWI, Battles of: Tannenberg, the Marne | Sinking of Lusitania, Battle of Gallipoli | Wilson's 14 Points | Peace of Paris |
| The Sykes-Picot agreement |
| An agreement between France and Britain that said that they would divied the Middle East between each other. |
| Related: Yom Kippur war | Six day war | PLO | Palestinian war | UN divides Palestine | Balfour Declaration | World Zionist Congress |
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