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Triple alliance
The triple alliance was the alliance between Germany, Austria-hungary and Italy. -
The Schlieffen Plan created
The schlieffen plan was Germany's tactical plan to avoid the two front war with France and Russia.
It was created by the German Chief of Staff Alfred von Schlieffen in 1903 the request of Kaiser Wilhelm II. It was later revised in 1905. The date and month is incorrect but the year is correct. -
triple entente
The triple entente was an alliance formed between France, Russia and the united kingdom of Great Britain on August 31st, 1907. -
Francis Ferdinand assassinated
Francis Ferdinand wasassassinated at Sarajevo, by a group called 'The Black Hand'. This is what started WW1. -
Kaiser William II chooses to support Ausria against Serbia
Kaiser William II promised that German would support Austria against Serbia. -
Austria declared war on Serbia
Austria declares war on Serbia. -
Germany declared war on Russia
Germany declared war on Russia -
Germany against belgoum and france and the schleiffen plan
Germany invaded Belgium and declared war on France. Germany had to apply the Schlieffen Plan. -
britain declared war on Germany
Britain declared war on Germany. The BEF (British expeditionary Army) started their retreat from Mons. -
Germany invaded France
Germany invaded France. -
Russian army defeated
The Russian army was defeated at Tannenburg and MasurianLakes. -
Battle of the Marne
Battle of the Marne (which was the first WW1 battle) started. -
Battle of the Ypres
First Battle of the city Ypres. -
Trench warfare started to dominate
Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started in the Western Front. -
first zeppelin attack
The first Zeppelin attack against Britain took place. -
Britain attacked Turkish forts
Britain attacked Turkish forts in the Dardanelles. -
troops land in Gallipoli
a group of troops landed in Gallipoli. -
The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat.
The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat. The 32,000 ton ship was thought to have made a major impact on America and World War One even though America entered the war 2 years later. The ship entered the ‘European War Zone’ area and was a potential object for the German submarines. -
Italy against Germany and Austria
Italy declared war on Germany and Austria -
Germans captured Warsaw
The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians -
start of the battle of loos
Start of the Battle of Loos (which was used to push back the German’s) -
evacuation from gallipoli started
The group of troops started the evacuation of Gallipoli. -
conscription introduced in Britain
Conscription introduced in Britain. (Conscientious Objectors were people who did not want to be a part of the war or fight in WW1. Volunteers to join the British Army were slowly started to lower. The government then introduced conscription, where the law stated that you had to serve your country in the military for a period of time. -
start of battle of verdun
February 21st- Start of the Battle of Verdun (was the longest single battle of World War One.) -
battle of Jutland
Battle of Jutland (a battle between Germany and Britain involving ships) -
Brusilov offense
Start of the Brusilov Offensive (a Russian attack offense) -
battle of the somme
Start of the Battle of the Somme (a battle fought between the British and French against the German Empires. 1,000,000 were wounded or dead. The battle of the somme was so powerful towards the British and French as it had the first use of the tank) -
End of Brusilov offense
End of the russian Brusilov Offensive -
Lloyd george new prime minister
Lloyd George becomes the prime minister of Britain. -
submarine warfare campaign
Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started (the use of submarinesby the German’s came in 1917 and make an impact of America joining the war) -
USA against Germany
USA declared war on Germany -
France introduced new ineffective offense
France introduced an ineffective offense on the Western Front. -
battle of the Ypres
July 31st- The third battle of Ypres started. -
battle of the Caporetto
Battle of Caporetto (a battle between Germany and Italy. Italy lost a lot of lives and had equiptment stolen from them). -
Brittain introduced offense on the western front
Britain introduced an offense on the Western Front -
british tanks are used at Cambrai
the British tanks had a success at Cambrai -
Truce between Germnay and Russia
A truce was signed between Germany and Russia. -
turks stole city
The city Jerusalem was taken from the Turks -
end of war between germany and russia
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany. (this was the end of the war between Germany and Russia) -
Marshall Foch new troop commander
Marshall Foch was chosen to be the troops Commander on the Western Front -
Germnay started offense in Flanders
Germany started an offense in Flanders -
second battle of marne
the Second Battle of the Marne started. The German army started to break down. -
advance of troops
The advance of the group of trooops was effective -
turkish forces broke down
the Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo -
Germany asked troops for truce
Germany asked the group of troops for an truce -
turkey made peace
Turkey made peace -
australia made peace
Austria made peace -
Kaiser William II resigned
Kaiser William II resigned -
End of World War 1
Germany signed a truce with the group of troops – the official date of the end of World War One. -
peace conference held
a peace conference was held in Paris. -
german naval fleet destroyed
The surrendered German naval fleet at Scapa Flow was destroyed. -
treaty of versailles signed by german
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans. which put an official end to worl war 1.
