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War begins
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning the First World War.
Austria-Hungary sent a list of demands to Serbia. Serbia accepted demands and offered to settle the rest fairly.
Austria-Hungary rejected the offer and declared war on Serbia -
Germany declares war on France
Germany invades belgium and declares war against france -
UK declares war on Germany
After Germany invades Belgium The United Kingdom declares war on germany.
Germany declared war by Britain -
The battle of Tannenberg begins
this battle was one of the most amazing & complete german victorys of the first world war -
battle of marne started
The first battle of marne started
Trench warfare begins as soldiers on both sides dig in -
Battle of ypres begins
British troops entered Ypres in October 1914
1,500 Germans were killed and 600 taken prisoner. -
The Dardanelles Campaign begins.
The attack opened when six English and four French battleships headed toward the strait
It resulted in heavy casualties -
Battle of Gallipoli begins
the Allies set a big land invasion of Gallipoli, the Turkish-controlled all land mass -
Tsar Nicholls II
Took person control over Russias armies
From then on, every military failure was directly associated with him. -
withdrawal from gallipoli
The last Australian soldiers were evacuated overnight on the 19-20th of september
over the course of the campaign 8709 australians died and 19000 were wounded
Gallipoli basically made the colonies and people of Australia into a nation -
Battle of Verdun started
this battle was one of the greatest and longest battles in world war 1
There has never been a battle involving so many men and that has gone on for that long
the Battle of Verdun resulted in heavy losses, 700,000 people were killed, wounded or missing. -
The Battle of Jutland begins
it was the major naval battle of the war
The Germans believed that Jutland was a victory for them as they had sunk more capital ships than the British -
Battle of somme started
During this battle tanks were first introduced. -
referendum on conscription
the referendum on conscription was held in Australia and it was the first one. -
USA declares war on Germany
The US granted the request which made them formally at war with Germany. -
Battle of passchendaelele Begins
This is also known as the third battle of Ypres -
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk
This is a peace treaty between Russia and the central powers
It officially ended Russia's involvement in World War I -
Germany launches the Spring Offensive
The Spring Offensive was Germany’s attempt to end WW1
They added 500,000 troops to their strength from the Russian Front, they were confident of success -
second battle of marne begins
it marked the turning of the tide in World War I
It resulted in 30,000 men killed and wounded -
War ends
Germany signs the armistice at compiegne, france.
Fighting ends on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month -
World War 1 Officially ends
The treaty of versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I that officially ended the war.
