World War 1

Second battle of ypres

Apr 22, 1914

histroical significance
first use of poison gas in the war
ethical dimmension
poison gas deamed un-ethical
harmed the enviromwent

schlieffen plan put in effect

Aug 4, 1914

cause and effect
plan failed
Britain declared war on Germany
Belgium didn't allow germany to pass
Russia moblizes quick
Historical significance
brought more countries in the war
was the begining of the war

timespan of war

Period: Aug 4, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

Battle of Tattenburg

Aug 23, 1914

Historical significance
one of the first major battles of WW1
Cause and effect
allies lost

Ottoman Empire declares war on the Allies

Nov 11, 1914

Historical significance
another country on the opposing side
Cause and Effect
effect is the central powers have more power

Battle of Gallipoli

Apr 25, 1915

Historical significance
thousands of death
huge defeat for the allies
Cause and effect
weakened Russia
kept the Ottoman Empire in the war

Battle of Somme

Jul 1, 1916

Hisorical significance
first major use of machine guns
over one million wounded or soldiers
ethical dimmension
wrong for the general to sacrifice millions of lives

Italy declares war on Germany

Aug 28, 1916

Historical Significance
more numerical advantage
Italy switched sides
Hostorical perspective
Italy wanted the land promised to them by England

Turning point America's entry in World War 1

Mar 5, 1917

historical significance and reason of turning point
provided economic and numerical superiority over the Germans
Provided fresh troops
Cause and Effect
shortened war
caused Ally victory

russian revolution

Mar 8, 1917

Historical significance
changed russia completely
cause and effect
new government didn't want to be a part of the war

Battle of Vimy Ridge

Apr 9, 1917

Historical Perspective
Canada was not seen as a country at the time
Canada was not kown by alot of people
Continuity and Change
Now Canada is a huge World leader

Turning point March Offensive

Mar 21, 1918

historical significance and reason of turning point
one of Germanys last chances to win back the war and it failed
millions of loses for Germany
huge vivtory for the Allies
Historical Perspective
Germany needed to desperately win back the war

Turning point Allied forces breaking through the Hindenburg Line

Sep 29, 1918

Historical significance and reason of turning point
last line of German defence on western front
Germanys was vulnerable
Cause and Effect
caused Germany to be weak

Germany agrees to an armistice

Nov 11, 1918

historical significance
end of war
historical perspective
germany saw they can't win
defence got ripped though
large attack didn't work