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Cities
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Recently conquered city by the Austro-Hungarians, from where the war began
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Sarajevo
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Populous French city, on the cusp of being captured by the Germans
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Reims
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National capital that changed its name to sound less German
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Petrograd
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German colony in China, taken over by the Japanese a few months after the war started
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Tsingtao
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Former Ottoman city, burnt down in a 'Great Fire'
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Smyrna
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Austro-Hungarian city controlled by Russia for a year
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Lemberg
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Germany never captured this Belgian city which was the site of five battles
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Ypres
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Austro-Hungarian port city given to Italy for participation in the war
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Trieste
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City and later on city-state along the Baltic Sea
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Danzig
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Major Iraqi city captured by the British
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Basra
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Battles
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Amphibious landing commemorated as 'Anzac Day'
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Landing at Anzac Cove
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Catastrophic Ottoman defeat that concluded the Sinai and Palestine Campaign
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Battle of Megiddo
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1914 Eastern Front battle, ending in a major Russian defeat
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Battle of Tannenberg
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Following this battle, Serbia was fully occupied by the Central Powers
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Battle of Kosturino
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Siege in Iraq resulting in a crushing defeat for the British
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Siege of Kut
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40,000+ French soldiers were captured after this siege
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Siege of Maubeuge
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Russia's 'Great Retreat' ended with this failed German offensive
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Vilno-Dvinsk Offensive
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Italian victory that began the downfall of Austria-Hungary
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Second Battle of the Piave River
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Battle known as the 'first victory of the modern Romanian army'
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Battle of Mărăști
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Bulgarian involvement in WWI ended with this offensive in Macedonia
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Vardar Offensive
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This battle in German New Guinea was Australia's initial major action of the war
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Battle of Bita Paka
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Russian offensive that backfired, named after the leader of the Russian Republic
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Kerensky Offensive
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Almost year-long battle on the Meuse river, won by France
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Battle of Verdun
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Costly British offensive, gaining them a significant amount of land
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Battle of Arras
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This British victory concluded the reconquest of the Sinai peninsula
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Battle of Rafa
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First naval battle of the war, fought off a minor archipelago
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Battle of Heligoland Bight
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1917 battle known for its large use of tanks
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Battle of Cambrai
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Russian victory on Austro-Hungarian soil, with ~600,000 casualties total
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Battle of Galicia
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Final offensive of WWI, which drove Germany out of northern France
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Hundred Days Offensive
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Attempted French breakthrough of German lines, resulting in heavy casualties
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Second Battle of Artois
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Anglo-French landing at the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula
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Landing at Cape Helles
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Failed British attack and first use of poison gas by them
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Battle of Loos
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Battle known as 'Canada's most celebrated victory'
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Battle of Vimy Ridge
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Battle in which Austria-Hungary lost ~500,000 soldiers, leading to their loss
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Battle of Vittorio Veneto
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Battle in the early stages of the war where the French Army was nearly encircled
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Battle of Charleroi
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Serbian capture of a mountain and a few settlements
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Battle of Cer
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This Russian offensive, made Austria-Hungary incapable of launching any offensives
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Brusilov Offensive
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Tanks were first used in this battle in Northern France
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Battle of Flers–Courcelette
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Deadliest campaign of the U.S. army, fought in Alsace and Lorraine
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Meuse–Argonne offensive
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Allied victory along the Meuse river, led by Americans
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Battle of Saint-Mihiel
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Dreadnought ships were used in this battle where Both Britain and Germany claim victory
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Battle of Jutland
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Bodies of Water
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This infamous river flows into the English Channel
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Somme River
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River starting from the Julian Alps and namesake of twelve battles
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Isonzo River
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Two major battles took place along this inland river
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Marne River
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Strait connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Marmara, that was never captured by the Allies
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Dardanelles
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Regions
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Post-war, this German province was separated from the rest of Germany by the Polish Corridor
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East Prussia
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Three German pacific islands/archipelagos taken over by Japan (Name two)
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Caroline Islands / Palau / Mariana Islands
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Portions of this Adriatic region were promised to Italy after the war
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Dalmatia
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German speaking cantons, now part of Belgium
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Eupen-Malmedy
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Arab kingdom that revolted and gained independence from the Ottoman Empire
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Kingdom of Hejaz
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Sources/Credits
• The map is mostly from this image with a few exceptions
• Most facts and information is from Wikipedia
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