Bryony and Micaela's WW1 timeline

By Bryony 01

  • Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
    Assassinated by Serbian nationalist in Serbia

  • World War One Started

    World War One Started
    Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Russia was bound to Serbia through an alliance and joined the war to fight against Austria-Hungary.

  • Germany joins the war

    Germany joins the war
    Germany had in alliance wth Austria-Hungary.

  • France joins the war

    France bound to Russia, declared war on Germany.

  • Britain joins the war

    Bound to France and declares war on Germany. Thought Britian joining the war it also involved Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India and the Union of South Africa.

  • Germany invaded Belgium

    When Germany Belgium, Britian fought to protect it.

  • Japan joined the war

    Declared war on Germany honouring millitary agreement with Britian.

  • Battle of Marne

    Battle of Marne
    Beginning of trench warfare.

  • First battle of Ypres

    First battle of Ypres

  • Turkey joined the war

    Turkey joined the central powers

  • The race to Sea ends

    Ended the battle of Ypres

  • Christmas break

    Christmas break
    All war stopped for this day under a christmas truce.

  • The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place

    The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place

  • Conscription was introduced in Britain.

    Conscription was introduced in Britain.

  • Allied troops landed in Gallipolli

    Allied troops landed in Gallipolli

  • Italy joines war

    Was allied with Austria-Hungary and Germany but entered the war the 1915 and sided with Britian and France.

  • Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians

    Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians

  • Start of the Battle of Loos

    Start of the Battle of Loos

  • Allies started to evacute from Gallipoli

  • Battle of Somme started

    Battle of Somme started

  • First en masse use of tanks in Somme

  • Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare started.

    Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare started.

  • US entered the war

    After two and a half years US finaly entered the war on Britian and Frances side.

  • British made a huge offensive on the Western Front

    British made a huge offensive on the Western Front

  • Armistice signed between Germany and Russia

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.

  • Germany broke through on the Somme

  • Germany started an offence on Flanders

    Germany started an offence on Flanders

  • Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army

  • Germany asked the Allies for an armistice

  • Germany’s navy mutinied

  • Kaiser William II abdicated

    Kaiser William II abdicated

  • Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.

    Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.

  • The surrendered German naval fleet at Scapa Flow was scuttled.

  • The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.

    The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.