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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
When Franz Ferdinand (Arch Duke of Austria) and his wife were assassinated, the impacts led to World War 1. -
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Austria and Hungary declare war on Serbia
After Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated, Austria and Hungary declared war on Serbia. -
Start of World War One
Britain declared war on Germany. -
Australians in Egypt
The Australian troops were meant to stop at France or the Middle East for training, but Turkey had been declared an ally to Germany. The British who are in charge of Australia changed plans for the Australians to train in Egypt. -
2nd Battle of Ypres
This was the battle when the Germans used poison gas over a large area.The German army released one hundred and sixty-eight tons of chlorine gas over a 6.5km area. The battle was the first time that a former colonial force (the 1st Canadian Division) defeated a major European power (the German Empire) on European soil. -
Landing at Gallipoli
The ANZACs landed at Gallipoli on this day in pitch black. As soon as they stepped foot on the beach they were bombarded from enemy fire. 620 ANZACs died on the landing day. -
Battle of Lone Pine
This battle of the Turks and the ANZACs eventuated during the Gallipoli Campaign on the 6th - the 10th of August. The Australian soldiers captured a Turkish trench that was covered as extra defence and protection. The Australians managed to capture several other Turkish trenches over the 4 days. Australia lost 2 200 soldiers, and the Turks lost between 5 000 and 6 000 soldiers. -
Australia officially recalled the last of their men from Gallipoli
This was when the last Australian soldiers retreated back to their boats. This was considered the biggest success of the whole Gallipoli Campaign for the ANZACs because they used drip guns to disturb the Turks while they retreated to the boats. There were no casualties. -
Battle of Fromelles
This battle took place between the 19th and the 20th of July 1916.This was supposedly the worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history. 5 533 Australians got killed, wounded or taken as prisoner. 1 500 English soldiers died or got wounded. 1 500 Turkish soldiers died or got wounded. -
1st Referendum for Conscription
Billy Hughes held a referendum to let the people decide whether conscription should be enforced. It was a very close vote, but conscription was then declined. He did this because of the limited number of men joining the army. -
U.S.A declares war on Germany
Before this war, in 1915, 120 Americans were killed when German submarines sunk the Lusitania. The Sussex was also sunk by German u-boats a year later. The Americans were outraged. Not until 1917 were diplomatic agreements with Germany shattered when the Americans discovered Germany was provoking Mexico and Japan to attack the United States. -
2nd Referendum for Conscription
This was when Prime Minister Billy Hughes tried to enforce another referendum, but like the first one, it was another no. -
Australian and British forces drive Germans back from Villers-Bretonneux
Australian and British forces attacked Villers-Bretonneux. Their plan was to attack from two different sides. This lead to a large success with the Germans being flushed out of Villers-Bretonneux. During this attack, this was the first time German tanks were used in battle. -
Germany signs an Armistice-the official end of World War One
Germany signs an Armistice to officially end World War One.
