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The Assasination
A man named Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whom was heir to the Austro Hungarian throne and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia in Herzegovina. -
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World War 1
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Germany Declares War
Germany declares war on France and Russia, and invades neutral Luxembourg and Belgium. This signifies the beginning of WW1. -
Christmas Truce
To signify Christmas spirit, the soldiers from both sides call truce to come out of their trenches and share drinks and greetings on Christmas eve. -
The First Raid
The Zeppelin had their first raid on Britain, the raid was an air raid which German planes flew over Britain and dropped bombs on Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn on the eastern coast of England. -
Germans are driven back to Belgium
The germans are driven back from Ypres (Belgium). -
Gallipoli Landing
The Austrlaian Soliders landed in Gallipoli to fight. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-boat sinks the Lusitania, killing 1198 people, including 128 Americans; this event contributes to the decision of the USA to enter the war in 1917. -
Battle of Lone Pine
Battle of Lone Pine and the Nek at Gallipoli. -
The evacuation
Gallipoli was evacutated -
Stalemate continues...
The stalemate continues on the Western Front -
The Battle of Somme
The battle of Somme; tanks are used for the first time. Ended in November 1916 -
The first conscription
The first conscription plebiscite in Australia is narrowly defeated. -
Fighting continues on the Western Front
Fighting continues on the Western Front; battles are fought at Passchendaele, Ypres, Pozieres and Bullecourt. -
USA joins the war
USA joins the war on the side of the British and French. -
Russian Communist Revolution
The Rusians start a communist revolution -
The Ludendorff Offensive
The Ludendorff Offensive begins in a final attempt by Germany to break through the Allied lines and win the war. -
The recapture of Bretonnuex
The Australian troops recapture the town of Villers - Bretonneux. -
The Allied counter-offensive
The start of the Allied counter-offensive. -
The Allied Counter Offensive
The combined air artillary, infantry and tank power was prepared in utmost secretcy. the aim was to drive the german forces away from an area with vital railway links. this counter attack went for 5 days. -
The end of the war
The final Allied push towards the German border began on October 17, 1918. As the British, French and American armies advanced, the alliance between the Central Powers began to collapse. Turkey signed an armistice at the end of October, Austria-Hungary followed on November 11.
