Important Dates in WWI

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  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

    Austrians were furious and wanted to punish Serbia for his murder. It was important because it started war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.

  • Austria declares war on Serbia

    This was important because it started WWI, one of the greatest and most destructive wars Europe had ever seen.

  • Western Front developed

    Soldiers marched to battle lines and Western front was developed. This was important because the Western Front was a major location where many battles took place.

  • Developement of the Eastern Front

    Russian Forces invaded Germany and Germany relized that they would have to fight on the two differet fronts and they sent thousands of troops to the east to help their army. This was important because the Germans had to fight to defend their country with a thinly spread army.

  • Battle on Western Front

    This battle set the stage for a long a gruosome war a head.

  • Gallipoli Campaign

    The first major battle that consisted of Australia and New Zealand, and for Tukey was considered a defining moment and led to the Turkish Was of Independence

  • Germans attacked French

    Germans launched a massive attack against the French and both of them lost over 300,000 soldiers.

  • British army trys to help relieve pressure from the French

    Near Verdun the Germans gained four miles. In the Somme valley the British gained five miles.

  • Unretrcited Submarine Warfare

    Germany announced that they would sink, without warning, any ship in the waters around Britain.

  • US joins the Allies in the war

    US joined allies to help end the war. The extra man power helped the Allies to win the war.

  • Vladimir Ilich Lenin tried to end the war with Germany

    Offered Germany a truce to get his country out of the war. Eventualy Russia got an agreement with Germany and they were removed from the war. This was important because it help Russia rebuild its country.

  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed between Germany and Russia

    Ended the war between Germany and Russia.

  • Allies and Germans clash at second battle of the Marne

    320 allie tanks smashed through the German lines and US soldiers joined the allies and steadily advanced toward Germany.The Central Powers began to fall to the Allies.

  • World War I ended, peace made

    This ended the four long years of destruction and slaughter and peace was formed.

  • Treaty of Versailles signed between Germany and the Allied Powers.

    Treaty of Versailles between Germany and the Allied powers was signed marked the end of WWI. And Created the league of nations which united the countries and they all vowed to keep peace.