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Archduke Franz Ferdinand assasinated
This assasination was a key event to the start of WW1. Serbia were the main culprits in this assasination, as they supplyed guns to the assasin; Gavrilo Princip. Ferdinand was driving to the city hall when a bomb hit his car, just to bounce off and blow up the car behind them. in fear they sped off, only to be assasinated later that day when two gun shots hit him in his chest. his wife was also killed. -
Kaiser William II gives uncondishinal support for Austria and Hungary
willem pledged his country to the support of Austria/Hungary what ever they might do in responce to the killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. thispledge was made due to the long allyship with those countries Germany had. -
Start of WW1
Austria being outraged by the assasination of their duke hatched a plan to invade Serbia with their allies Hungary. Germany who was also allied with Austria was egging them on to do it which countries like Great Britain were afraid that the warmight spread all around Europe. When Russia got word of the forechosen war they tried (being Serbias allies) to stop Austria from fighting. However Austria started the war. in responce to this Russia moved in too defend Serbia. This started WW1 -
Germany declared war on Russia
when Austria/Hungary declared war on serbia Russia stepped in to help Serbia. Germany being allies with Austria/Hungary had to step in when this war outbroke to honor the friendship and agreement. this had Germany on the front line waging war against Russia and Serbia. -
Germany invaded Belgium
Belgium was nuetral in this war, they could defend themselves but tried to take no part in the fighting. Germany spoke to Belgium, they asked if they could travel through their country. when Belgum refused a couple of days later Germany saw no other way than to invade Belgium and forcefully break through -
Britain declars war on Germany
Australia being allied with Britain had to step in when Britain waged war on Germany. Britain needed to get Germany out of Belgium. So they gave them a choice, either get out of Belgium, or they would invade. Britain waited but Germany did not leave and when the commands were given England started a war with Germany. this was Austrialias first involvement in WW1 -
Battle of the Marne started
the battle of Marne started beacause Germany tried to invade paris. however the french and their allies (Britain and Australia) withstood this attack and fought back. this war only went on for 7 days and ended with the allies over throwing the German army. -
First Battle of Ypres
the battle of Ypres was fought to secure a small town in Belgium named Ypres. Germany and other western allies fought over and over again trying to secure this town which actually started more wars than intended. -
Australian and British troops land in Gallipoli
When Australia heard of this campaign yound men wanted in, they thought they would come back war heros but really the would die in Gallipoli. over 200 men died in this battle, the allies were unorginized. they were given mixed orders which just confused them. whe the call for retreat was issued the turks shot the allies down as they tried to get back the the ships. -
Start of the Battle of Loos
the battle of loos was the largest British offensive mounted in 1915. it was a attempt to break through the German defences Artois and Champagne despite Britain having better equipment and weapon, there were a large number of casualties on both sides of this war -
Conscription introduced in Britain
Britain needed more troops to fight along side them against Germany. But nobody wanted to sign up to be killed, so conscription was introduced which meant that if you were called to war you had to go. they first tryed to get people by useing the classic "We need you" but that just wasn't pulling the numbers they needed so they had to stop looking for volintary and start just making people go. -
Start of the Battle of Verdun
Verdun held the longest war in WW1. there were many casualties and was a main reason to start the battle for Somme. it al started because Von Falkenhayn wanted to hit france where it hurts and attck one of their historical sites. -
The Battle of Jutland
the battle of Jutland is one of the only sea held battles of the first world war. the awr mainly started between Germany and Britain is what some people called "the naval race". the British thought they were the best of the best when it came to naval voyages, however they lost more men and boats than other countries in that war -
Start of the Brusilov Offensive
the Brusilov Offensive was Russia's best and biggest feat of arms at this time. historians say that this was the biggest threat to Austria/Hungary which were enemys of Russia. -
First use en masse of tanks at the Somme
Tanks brought devestating effects to the war. though they were unreliable and faulty they could do alot of carnage. the very first tanks were not designed for war but were designed for getting across rough parts of terrain when farming, but they later came in to use as a weapon of war -
Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister
Lloyd was a early prime minister of Britain. he played a big role in post-war activity. he was a big part of the peace conferance which was where all the world leaders met to discuss WW1. he was also the first liberal prime minister for Britain -
USA declared war on Germany
this war sparked Arericas first involvement in the war. they started it to "make the world safe for democracy". They felt as if Germany was pushing them into this war. they had recieved word that Germany wanted to start a war with them and they thought this war would damage their spirit as a nation however they knew it had to happen. -
Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks
Britain saw Jerusalem as another piece of land up for the taking. but they were met with a war. the turks didnt want Britain taking their land but their forces were to weak and they surrendered their land to Britain . -
Kaiser William II abdicates
Willem didnt actually want to abdicate however the need to grew more and more intence. Williem wanted to keep on fighting and thought the war was not over. after being told that his army may turn against him he fled the country. -
End of WW1
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 1918 the Armistice was signed. This was a ceace fireto stop the war. it was first signeedd by Turkey and then signed by Austria and hungry. when Germany signed the page the war ended and the fighting stopped.On the 28th of June 1919 the Treaty of Versaillies was signed. This was a formal treaty to stop war and hope there is never another one. ther were over 37 million casualties in WW1
