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Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
Francis Ferdinard was assassinated at Sarajevo along with his wife and heir. -
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World War 1
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Germany and Austria
Kaiser William II promised to join forces with Austria against Serbia. -
Austria and Serbia
Austria announced war on Serbia -
Germany and Russia
Germany declared war on Russia -
Germany and France
Germany announced war on France and entered Belgium with large numbers of armed soldiers -
Germany and Britain
Britain declared war on Germany -
France and Germany
Germany invaded France. -
Russian Army
The Russian army was defeated at Masurian Lakes and Tannenburg. -
The first Battle of the Marne
The First Battle of the Marne ,the war of movement seen since August 1914 had gone and the trench warfare associated with World War One had come into action. -
Turkey joined forces
Turkeys army joined forces with the Germans as trench warfare started to dominate the western front. -
The raid on Britain
The first Zeppelin raid on Britain was on this day. -
Bombarding Britain
Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the dardanelles -
Gallipoli
Allied troops landed in Gallipoli otherwise known as ANZAC day. -
Lusitania
The Lusitania was a ship that was sailed from New York and was bound for Liverpool. It was thought that this event would spark some major impact on America with WWI -
Italy
Italy declared war on Austria and Germany. -
Warsaw
The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians. -
Battle of Loos
The Beginning of The Battle of Loos -
Evacuation
The Allied troops started the evacuation of Gallipoli. -
Conscription
The reason behind Conscription was that the British army had a lot of Conscientious objectors; people who weren't enthusiastic about the idea of war. the previous Battles such as the Battle of ypres, had cost Britain many casulties. In response to this, the government introduced conscription, where the law stated that you had to serve your country in the military for a certain period of time -
Verdun
Start of the Battle of Verdun. -
British forces
British forces surrended to the Turkish at Kut, Mesopotamia. -
Jutland
Battle of Jutland. -
Brusilov Offensive
Start of the Brusilov Offensive. -
Somme
Start of the Battle of the Somme. -
Brusilov Offensive
End of the Brusilov Offensive. -
En Masse
36 Tanks made an en masse attack at the Somme. -
Lloyd George
Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister. -
Germany's unrestricted Submarine Warfare
The use of unrestricted submarine warfare had a major impact on World War One, it was one of the main reasons why America joined the war. -
USA
USA declared war on Germany. -
France
France launched an unsuccessful offence at the western front. -
Ypres
Start of the Third Battle at Ypres. -
Battle of Caporetto
It was at the Battle of Caporetto that the Italian Army was heavily defeated. -
Western Front
Britains launched a massive offence at the western Front. -
Cambrai
Britains tanks won a victory at Cambrai. -
Armistice
An armistice between the Germans and Russians were signed. -
Jerusalem
British Army captured Jerusalem from the Turks. -
Treaty of Brest-litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was arranged and signed between the Russians and Germans. -
Germans broke through
The Germans broke through on the Somme. -
Marshall Foch
Marshall Foch had been appointed as Allied Commander on the western Front. -
Flanders
The Germans started an offencive in Flanders. -
Second Battle of the Marne
Second Battle on the Marne started and caused the start of the collapse of the Germany's army. -
Successful advance
The advance of the allies were successful. -
Megiddo
It was Megiddo that the Turkish Forces collapsed. -
Germany's allies
The Germans asked allies for an armistice. -
Germany's nay
Germany's navy was mutinied. -
Turkey
Turkey made peace. -
Austria
Austria made peace. -
Kaiser William II
Kaiser William II was abdicated. -
End of WWI
The Germans signed an armistice with the allies, the official date of the end od WWI.
