The Great War

By zomar20

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife

    The assassin was a Serbian and Austria-Hungary used that to be cruel on other Serbians which angered Serbia which soon set the start of the Great War

  • The start of the Great War

    Austria declares war on Serbia that day which led to Serbias alliance with Russia which Russia ordered troops to the border of Austria

  • The Schlieffen plan

    Germany out their Military plan into action which was based off first attacking France and then Russia.

  • Allies attacked the Germans

    The allies rushed to the Germans in the Northeast of Paris to the front they eventually made them surrender.

  • Trench warfare

    Armies on the western front had developed trenches to be proteced from the bullets but later trench warfare had started.

  • The Gallipoli campaign

    British Austria New zealand and French Troops made assaults over and over on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

  • French and Germans battle at Verdun

    Each side lost more than 300,000 people.

  • Battle of Somme

    The British wanted to relieve the pressure on the French this went on past september all the way to november and each side had half a million in casualties.

  • Submarines

    The Germans started unrestricted submarine warfare.

  • U.S enters the battle

    The United States join world war 1 on the side of the allies.

  • Tanks

    The british attempt to use massed tanks but fails

  • Alliance

    A peace treaty between Russia and the central powers is created and signed.

  • 2nd battle

    The second battle of the Marine begins.

  • 11,11,11

    Germany signs the armistice at Compiegne, France. Fighting ends on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

  • Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles officially ends World War 1.