Events of WW1

  • Assasination of Franz Ferdinand

    Assasination of Franz Ferdinand
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assssinated by a serbian nationalist student, Gavrilo Princip.
  • Austria declared war on Serbia

    Austria declared war on Serbia
  • Germany declared war on Russia

    Germany declared war on Russia
  • Germany declared war on France

    Germany declared war on France
  • British declaration of War

    British declaration of War
  • Japan declared war on Germany

    Japan declared war on Germany
  • Turkey entered the war on the side of the central powers

    Turkey entered the war on the side of the central powers
  • Russia declared war on Turkey

    Russia declared war on Turkey
  • Britain and France declared war on Turkey

    Britain and France declared war on Turkey
  • Second Battle of Ypres

    Second Battle of Ypres
  • Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies

    Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies
  • The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians

    The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians
  • The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli

    The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
  • Conscription introduced in Britain

    Conscription introduced in Britain
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun
  • Battle of Jutland

    Battle of Jutland
  • Start of Bursilov Offensive

    Start of Bursilov Offensive
  • Battle of Somme

    Battle of Somme
  • End of Brusilov Offensive

    End of Brusilov Offensive
  • British forces surrender to Turkish forces in Mesopotamia

    British forces surrender to Turkish forces in Mesopotamia
  • Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister

  • USA declared war on Germany

    USA declared war on Germany
  • France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front

    France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front
  • Third Battle of Ypres

    Third Battle of Ypres
  • Battle of Caporetto

  • Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front

    Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front
  • British tanks won a victory at Cambrai

    British tanks won a victory at Cambrai
  • Armistice between Germany and Russia signed

    Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
  • Treaty of Brest Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany

  • Germany broke through on the Somme

    Germany broke through on the Somme
  • Gernany started an offensive in Flanders

    Gernany started an offensive in Flanders
  • Second Battle of the Marne

  • Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo

  • Germany asked the Allies for an armistice

  • Germany's navy mutinied

  • Turkey made peace

  • Austria made peace

    Austria made peace
  • Kaiser Willaim II abdicated

    Kaiser Willaim II abdicated
  • Gernany signed an armistice with the Allies - End of War