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Triple Alliance
Germany and Austria-Hungary had allied in 1879, then later on in 1882 Italy had joined to then form the Triple Alliance. -
Dual Alliance
In 1894 France and Russia paired up as allies which then formed the Dual Alliance -
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Understanding of the war
People who had fought in the Boer war in 1899-1902 had an understanding of how brutal war was, but for those who hadnt they thought WW1 was going to be a fun adventure. -
Britain and Japan Alliance
Britain and Japan in 1902 formed an Alliance which had turned Russian attention eastwards. Three years later Russia was defeated by Japan on both land and sea -
Taking control over Bosnia-Herzegovina
In 1908 Austria-Hungary took control over Bosnia-Herzegovina -
Disobeying Turkish rule
In 1912 the Southeast of Bosnia and the people of Serbia had gone against Turkish rule. It had then caused a war for over one year. -
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Feelings towards the war
During 1914 and most of 1915 the feeling towards the war was positive abd supportive. -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot on the 28th of June 1914 The picture of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is a primary source, because it is a photograph of him. -
Britain delcaring war against Germany
On the 3rd of August 1914, British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey sent a message to the German government announcing if they did not withdraw their troops from Belgium by midnight then Britain would declare war. German government did not respond to this messageand. On the 4th of August 1914 Britain and it's Empire went to war against Germany. -
Britain declaring war against Germany
On the 3rd of August 1914, British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey sent a message to the German government announcing if they did not withdraw their troops from Belgium by midnight then Britain would delcare war. German government did not respond to this message, therefore on the 4th of August 1914 Britain and it's Empire went to war against Germany. The image is a primary source of a newspaper that was realised around the time of thia event, -
Zeppelin
Zeppelin were used by the Germans in the first raid over England in 1915 This image is a secondary source because no one would have been able to take this picture, this would have just been a impression of what had happened. -
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Attempt to break stalemate
Bewteen 1915-1918, there were many attempts to break stalemate of the trench conflict. -
Poison gas
In April 1915, Germany had introduced poison gas as a weapon. This image is a primary source, it is a photgraph of a soldier with a gas mask on. -
Arriving at Gallipoli Peninsula
On the 25th of April 1915 land troops from Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, India and the Britain dominion of Newfound land arrived at the Gallipoli Peninsula. -
Sinking of the Lusitania ship
On the 7th of May 1915, the British passenger ship Lusitania was sunk by a German submarmine, killing 1,198 passengers. 128 of them dead were Americans. -
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ANZAC troops fought at Pozieres
Australian and New Zealand troops fought at Pozieres from the 23rd of July and the 8th of August 1916 -
Tanks introduced to war
The British army introduced the first tanks in the war in September 1916 at the Battle of the Somme in France. -
USA joining the Triple Entente
USA joined the war in April 1917, on the side of the Triple Entente -
USA joining war
When the war broke out in 1914 USA were trying to avoid entering.USA then into war in April 1917 on the side of the Triple Entente. -
USA declaring war against Germany
on the 6th of April 1917, USA delcared war against Germany -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty if Versailles was signed on the 28th of June 1919. This document declared the WW1 was officially over. This image is a primary source of the men who had signed the Treaty of Versailles. -
Reburrying the bodies
In the 1920's most of the bodies were reburried in the Commonwealth war graves cemetries, but the one mass grave had stayed undiscovered until 2007 The image is a primary source of the soliders that were at the war grave cemetry. -
Treaty being signed
Due to how horric the attacks of poison gas and biological weapons were banned under a treaty signed in 1925, it was known as the Geneva Protocol.
