History big 6 project
World War One
Reason for my choice
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website source : www.mapsofworld.com
Where my country fought
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The battle of Verdun
-Date : 21 february - 20 december 1916
( 9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days )
-Location : région fortifiées de verdun ( RFV ) Verdun sur-Meuse, France
-Result : French victory ( obviously ).
The battle of Verdun is considered not only as the greatest but also as the lengthiest in the world history! This battle lasted from the 21 February 1916 until the 19 December 1916. That caused over an estimated 700,000 casualties ( dead, wounded, missing ). The battlefield was not even a square ten kilometres. So, from a strategic point of view there can be justification for all these atrocious losses!
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The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
paper source : 2: The short - term reason
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