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World War One
Germany in World War One -
Franz Ferdinand Assasinated
The heir to the Austria-Hungary throne was assasinated in Serejevo, Bosnia by a Serbian -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary and Serbia are now at war. -
Germany declares war on Russia
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Germany declares war on France
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Germany invades Belgium
Neutral Belgium gets invaded by Germany. Germany invades Belgium to get to France this is the Schlieffen Plan -
Britain declares war on Germsny
So do all of Britains colonies including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and India -
USA becomes neutral
US President Woodrow Wison declared that the USA will remain neutral -
Japan declares war on Germany
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Battle of Tannenburg
The Battle of Tannenburg began on the 26th of August on the Western Front. Germany claims Victory on the 30th of August. The battle is Germanys greatest success on the Eastern Front -
Battle of Marne
Battle begins on the 5th of September. Germanys advance on the Western Front is halted -
First Trenches
First Trenches appear on the western front between France and Germany -
First Battle of Ypres
First Battle of Ypres happens bwtewwn Germany, Britain and France -
German air raid
First German air raid on Britain. -
Zepplin attack
First German zepplin attack on Britain -
Blockade of German Ports
Britain declares a blockade of all German ports -
Gallipoli
ANZACS land at Gallipoli. -
Italy enters war
Italy declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary and enters the war on the allies side. -
Lusitania
German U-boats sink the American passenger ship Lusitania. 1153 passengers drowned. 128 were American but America still remained nuetral. -
Warsaw
Germans captured Warsaw from Russia -
invasion of Serbia
Austria-German-Bulgarian forces invade Sebia. Serbian army is expelled during the invasion. -
Battle of Verdun begins
The longest battle of the war begins between Germany and the allies on the Western Front -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme begins in France between France and Britain and Germany. -
Battle of the Somme ends
No side really won but the allies gained land. Britain suffered it's heaviest loss in the war. -
Peace Note
Germany issues peace note suggesting compromise. -
Battle of Verdun Concludes
The longest battle of the war ends with France victorious and both sides suffering great losses. -
U.S declares war
The U.S declares war on Germany -
Third battle of Ypres
the third battle of Ypres begins between Germany and the allies on the Western front -
Battle of Cambrai
The British launched a tank attack on Germany at Cambrai -
Brest-Litovsk
Germany and Russia sign peace treaty which takes Russia out of the war. -
The Big Push
Allies create a big push on the Western front which is successful and which eventually leads to the defeat of Germany and the end of World War One -
German Submarines stop
Germany ceases submarine warfare -
German mutiny
Germany's navy mutinied -
Kaiser Wilhelm 2 adsicates
German Kaiser Wilhelm 2 renounces his title as emperor of Germany -
Armistice
Germany and the Allies negotiate a peace armistece that ends the war. The armistace comes into action at 11:11 on the 11th of November and still remains rememberence day. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the countries included in World War One