Ww1

World War 1

By smittyp47
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz ferdinand

    Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by the black hand's Gavrilo Princip, this triggered the war between Serbia and The Austro-Hungarian Empire.
  • Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia

    Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia

    On July 5, 1914, in Berlin, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany pledges his country’s unconditional support for whatever action Austria-Hungary chooses to take in its conflict with Serbia.
  • Austria declared war on Serbia

    Austria declared war on Serbia

    austria declared war for the assassination of their heir.
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    ww1 start and end

  • Germany declared war on Russia

  • Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan.

  • Britain declared war on Germany

  • The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invaded France.

  • Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes.

  • Battle of the Marne started

  • First Battle of Ypres

  • Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front.

  • The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place

  • Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles

  • Allied troops landed in Gallipoli

  • The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat

  • Italy declared war on Germany and Austria

  • The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians

  • Start of the Battle of Loos

  • The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli

  • Conscription introduced in Britain

  • Start of the Battle of Verdun

  • British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia

  • Battle of Jutland

  • Start of the Brusilov Offensive

  • Start of the Battle of the Somme

  • End of the Brusilov Offensive

  • First use en masse of tanks at the Somme

  • Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started

  • USA declared war on Germany

  • France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front

  • Start of the Third Battle at Ypres

  • Battle of Caporetto – the Italian Army was heavily defeated

    Battle of Caporetto – the Italian Army was heavily defeated

  • Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front

    Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front

  • British tanks won a victory at Cambrai

    British tanks won a victory at Cambrai

    tanks and infantry advanced with great success against an astonished German defense. By nightfall, gains of two to three miles had been achieved. German reserves halted the attack. Then, on November 30, a German counterattack recaptured much of the ground lost. The Bristish still won the battle.
  • Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks

    Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.

    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.

    The treaty was signed between Russia and The Central Powers. declaring the end to Russia's paticpation of the Great War.

  • Germany broke through on the Somme

  • Marshall Foch was appointed Allied Commander on the Western Front

    Marshall Foch was appointed Allied Commander on the Western Front

    Foch was appointed supreme general of the Allied forces on the Western Front. A position that gave him supreme command over all Allied forces on the Western Front.
  • Germany started an offensive in Flanders

    Germany started an offensive in Flanders

    The offensive had 4 parts, each if the parts had lost. the German army were moving to fast when advancing leaving them with a lack of supplies. A major reason why they lost.
  • Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army

    Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army

    it was the last major German offensive attack on the Weatern Front. The attack failed when being counterattacked by French and American forces.
  • Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.

    Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.

    Germany signed a treaty to end the first World War.