The Great War

The Great War

Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Jun 28, 1919

Event/Alliance

Jul 28, 1914

On July 28, Austria and Serbia went to war when Austria turned down Serbias offer.

Strategy Development on Western Front

Period: Aug 1, 1914 to Aug 31, 1914

Developments on Eastern Front

Period: Sep 1, 1914 to Sep 30, 1914

The French Military came into possession of intelligence that told them the direction the Greman army were going to take.

Battle on Western Front

Sep 5, 1914

Battle

Period: Feb 1, 1915 to Feb 28, 1915

The Western Front dug miles of parallel trenches to protect themselves from the enemies fire. This is what started the trench wafare.

Battle of Verdun

Period: Feb 1, 1916 to Feb 28, 1916

The Germans launched amassive attack against the French near Verdun. British forces attacked the Germans northwest of Verdun.

British and German war

Period: Jul 1, 1916 to Sep 30, 1916

British forces attacked the northwest of Verdun, on the first day of war more than 20,000 British soldiers were killed.

Stragedy develpoment

Period: Jan 1, 1917 to Jan 30, 1917

By 1917 British naval blackade as well as failed crops caused severe food storages in Germany.

Declaring war

Apr 2, 1917

President Wilson asked Congress to declare war, the United States entered the war on the side of the Allies.

Devolpment on Eastern Front

Period: Nov 1, 1917 to Nov 28, 1917