world war 1

By adams48

  • The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    He got assasinated the day he was getting married. It caused a conflict a month later between Austria-hungary on Serbia.

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    The conflict was caused by the assasination Franz Ferdinand. Seerabia ownes mighty suppporter in the Balkans-began its own initial steps toward military mobilization against Austria.

  • Germany declars war on Russia

    Germany provided a safe place for british colonies. Russia didn't aqgree with it.

  • German occupatioin of luxembourg in World was 1

    was the first 2 military occupations of the grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Skrimish at Jonchery was the first.

  • Germany invades Belgium

    Germany invaded Belguim in order to outflank the french armies and capture Paris. The Schlieffen plan called for 39 days of fighting and on the 42 day the France would declare defeat.

  • Battle of Tannenburg

    During the battle, over 50,000 Russians were killed and 92,000 were taken prisoner. German forces were defeated by the British and French troops in a crucial victory for the Allies.

  • First Battle Of the Marne Begins

    It was the very first battle to start the world war. The battle was named that because the war would go on for years and that there was no escape

  • The battle of Sarikamis, caucasia

    Russians won the battle, they gave heavy casualties but still attacked the ottoman lands.

  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    The Lustitania boat sinking was a leading factor to America going to war finally with Germany in WW1. German knew that the ship had weapons so they attacked it.

  • Battle of Verdun

    The french had managed to recapture much of their lost territory and in the last 3 days of battle took 11,000 German prisoners before Hinderburg called a stop to the German attacks.

  • Battle of the Jutland

    14 British and 11 German ships were sunk with great loss of life. British lost 6,094 lifes while the German lost 2,551.

  • Battle of Erzincan

    The Russians fought the Ottoman empire during the 1st world war. The Russians casualties were unknown and ottoman empire lost 34,000 were injured or killed.

  • Second battle of Kut

    The battle was betweenthe british and the ottoman. the british recaptured the city from help by Fredrick Stanley Maude.

  • US declares War

    Mexico conviced America to get in war so they could have their lost territory back, but America did it because of Germans shooting down American ships.

  • USSR withdraws from war

    The Russians left Germany because they had been defeated and shamed.

  • German Spring offensive of 1918

    The Germans had bulit the worlds largest artillery gun.

  • German Spring offensive of 1918

    The germans offensive ended today. It began march 21 1918.

  • Battle of the Somme

    This battle became one of the most bloodiest battles during WW1 and the british suffered more than 57,000 casualties and the Allies and central powers would lose more than 1.5 millon men.

  • World War 1 Ends

    The war took 9 million soldiers lives 21 million were wounded and civilian casualties were close to 10 million. France and germany were most affected after 80% after sending ages of 15 to 49 of men to the war.