World war 1

By chyane99
  • Period: 1918 BCE to 1918 BCE

    Victory at last

    In 1918 the Germans badly wanted to achieve a major victory before eager american troops arrived in Europe. The allies launched a counterattack slowly driving German forces back across France and Belgium. November 11, 1918 the great war at last came to an end.
  • Period: 1918 BCE to 1918 BCE

    The costs of war

    In 1918 the devastation of war was made worse by a deadly pandemic of influenza.
  • Period: 1918 BCE to 1919 BCE

    Treaty of Versailles

    In 1919 the allies ordered representatives of the new German republic to sign the treaty they had drawn up at the palace of Versailles.
  • Period: 1916 BCE to 1917 BCE

    New combatants in the Balkans and southern Europe

    Romania hoping to gain some land in Hungary, joined the allies in 1916 only to be crushed by the central powers. In 1917 the Austrians and Germans launched major offensive against the Italian position at caporetto,also on the isonzo.
  • Period: 1915 BCE to 1915 BCE

    Poison gas

    In 1915 first germany and then the allies began using new weapons, poison gas being one of them.
  • Period: 1915 BCE to 1915 BCE

    Tanks,Airplanes, and Submarines

    In 1915 Germany used zeppelins to bomb the english coast. Later both sides equipped airplanes with machine guns.
  • Period: 1914 BCE to 1918 BCE

    War begins

    The war begins because of the assassinations of Francis Ferdinand and his wife. The assassinations triggered the and they called it the great war
  • Period: 1914 BCE to 1914 BCE

    Russian loss on the eastern front

    In 1914 Russian armies pushed into eastern Germany. The Russians suffered a defeat that caused them to retreat. Russia was poorly equipped to fight a modern war.
  • Period: 1893 BCE to 1904 BCE

    The triple entente

    A rival bloc took shape in 1893 when france and Russia formed an alliance. In 1904 France and Britain signed an entente.(nonbinding agreement to follow common policies.)
  • Period: 1882 BCE to 1914 BCE

    The triple alliance

    In 1882 a triple alliance was formed with Italy and Austria-Hungary. In 1914 when the war erupted Germany and Austria-Hungary fought on the same side.