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Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
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Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia
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Austria declared war on Serbia
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Germany declared war on Russia
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Poison gas was used for the first time during this battle. The gas, fired by the Germans claimed many British casualties.
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There outraged protests from the United States at the German U-boat campaign, when the Lusitania, which had many American passengers aboard, was sank. The Germans moderated their U-boat campaign.
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italy entered the war on the side of the Allies.
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This was the only truly large-scale naval battle of the war. German forces, confined to port by a British naval blockade, came out in the hope of splitting the British fleet and destroying it ship by ship. However, the British admiral, Beatty, aware that the German tactics were the same as those used by Nelson at Trafalgar, sent a smaller force to lure the German's into the range of Admiral Jellicoe's main fleet. Although Beatty's idea worked, the exchange of fire was brief and the German's with
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The first German air raid on London took place. The Germans hoped that by making raids on London and the South East, the British Air Force would be forced into protecting the home front rather than attacking the German air force.
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The United States of America declared war on Germany in response to the sinking, by German U boats, of US ships.
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The allies had successfully pushed the Turkish army back and the Turks were forced to ask for an armistice. The terms of the armistice treaty allowed the allies access to the Dardenelles.
