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1914
the first Battle of Ypres begins -
1914
Allied forces land in Gallipoli (Turkey) -
1914
Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria) is assassinated in Sarajevo. -
1914
Austria declares war with Serbia. -
1914
Germany declares war with Russia. -
1914
Germany declares war with France. On the same day the country’s armed forces invade Belgium. -
1914
Britain declares war with Germany. -
1914
trench warfare is beginning to dominate across the Western Front. Turkey enter the war on the German side. -
1915
Allied forces land in Gallipoli (Turkey) -
1915
the Allies begin their evacuation of Gallipoli. The campaign is a disaster and more than 44,000 Allied soldiers are killed. -
1916
The Battle of the Somme begins. In just 4 months the British suffered around 420,000 casualties the French had 200,000 but the Germans suffered the most coming away with 500,000 casualties. -
1916
David Lloyd George becomes the new Prime Minister of Britain. -
1917
the United States enter the conflict by declaring war on Germany. -
1917
Germany and Russia sign armistice agreement. -
1917
Britain launches a major offensive on the Western Front and their forces begin to make some progress. Later that month British tanks are victorious at the Battle of Cambrai. -
1918
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed with officially brings an end to the war between Russia and Germany. -
1918
Germany ask the Allies to sign an armistice agreement. -
1918
Turkey surrender by signing the Armistice of Mudros. -
1918
Austria-Hungary make peace -
1918
Kaiser William II of Germany abdicates and Germany is declared a republic. -
1918
Germany sign armistice agreement and the First World War is officially ended. Fighting on the Western Front ceases at 11 am -
1918
Lloyd George wins British General Election -
1919
Paris Peace Conference -
1919
Treaty of Versailles signed
