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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophine occurred in Sarajevo, Boznia when touring in an open car. Franz was heir to the Austrian-hungarian empire. The political objective to this assassination was to break off Austria-Hungrays' South Slav provinces so they could be combined into a Yugoslavia.The assassination caused a series of events to occur, triggering the beginning of World War 1. -
Austria declares war on Serbia, WW1 start
World war one started in Europe , with more then 9 million combantants were killed. One of the most deadliest conflicts in history. What triggered world war one to happen was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand which set off a rapid chain of events. Austria-Hungray blamed Serbian government for the assassination and hoped to use the incident as justification for setting the question of Slav nationalism. Russia supported Serbia, Belguim, France and Britain against Austria- Hungray and Germany. -
Germany decares war on Russia
Germany and Russia declare war against eachother. France orders a general mobilization, first German army units cross Luxemborg to prepare for the German invasion that took place in France. This was caused war during the next couple of days in Russia, France, Belguim and Britain lined uo against Austria- Hungray and Germany. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany and France declare war on eachothr, two days Germany declared war on Russia. The first wave of German troops invade Belguim. Germany started moving ahead with a long-held strategy for a two-front war against both countries France and Russia. -
First Battle of Marne
The first World War 1 battle which fought from 5-12th September. Resulted in an allied victory against German army, Germanys progress has been rapid having invaded Belguim, North- Eastern France and British forces. The first Battle of Marne was a great strategic victory as it enabled France to continue war. German succeeded in captruing a large part of the Industrial N-E of France. -
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Sinking of Lusitania ship
The sinking occurred on the 7th of May 1915 in the North Atlantic Ocean near Ireland. As Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom og Great Britain and Ireland. Cause of the ships loss were obstructed by the needs of wartime secrecy and a propaganda campaign to ensure blame went to Germany. The sinking turned many countries against Germany and contributed to the American entry to World War 1 -
battle of verdum
This battle was the longest single battle of World War 1 which started on February 21st 1916 to December 16th 1918. Between the German and French armies on the hills of North eastern France. The battle occued to make General Philippe Petain a hero in France. This battle had impact on the battle of Somme in July 1916 in an effort to take German pressure off French at Verdun. -
Battle of Jutland
A naval battle fought by the Royal Navys Grand Fleet against the German's Navy High Seas Fleet. It began on the 31st of May to the 1st of June 1916 in the North Sea near Denmark. Th elargest Naval battle, the only full scale clash of Battle ships in war. It occured because the Germans were challanging British fleet for supremacy of the sea. British dominance of the North Sea maintained. -
Battle of Somme
This battle of Sommer fought by the armies of the French and British Empires against the German Empire. It took place between 1st of July to 18th of November 1916 both sides of River Somme in France. One of the largest battles in WW1 resulted in 100000 men wounded or killed. It was also the first use of British tanks. Main reason for this battle was to take pressure off the French army, which was under heavy attack. Tried to break through Germans lines and end war. Germans didnt withdraw troops -
US declares war
On the 2nd of April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to send US troops into battle against Germany. In order to 'make the world safe for democracy'. America joined the war that has been occurring since 1914. -
USSR withdraw from the war
Russia on this day withdrew because communists who had taken control had a civil war on their hands , couldnt afford to be fighting other countries as well as itself. Also due to being defeated and loss of troops.The withdrawal enabled Central powers to shift their eastern troops to the west and more force against allies. However Russia wasn't a big part of the war effort. -
German Spring Offensive
Spring 1918, Luderndorff ordered a massive German attack on the Western front. Spring offensive was Germany's attempt to end World War One. 5 00 000, troops added to Germany's strength from the Russian front, Luderndorff was confident of success. Greatest strength of the Germans but it was also proved to be their weakness since they soon ran out of supplies, -
RAF formed
Royal air force was formed. It is the airial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Oldest independent air force in the world. To provide security and defence of the United Kingdom and protection against war and terrorism. Impacted World War 2 where it fought its most famous campaign Battle of Britian. -
Second Battle of Marne
The battle was the last major German Spring Offensive. It was marked as the 'turning point' for WW1. First allied offensive victory of 1918. 30 000 men were killed and wounded. -
Battle of St Mihiel
The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a World War I battle fought from 12-15 September 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Force and 48,000 French troops under the command of General John J. Pershing of the United States against German positions. The attack at the St. Mihiel Salient was part of a plan by Pershing in which he hoped that the United States would break through the German lines and capture the fortified city of Metz. -
Austrian-Hungarian Refuge
A refuge for wounded soldiers and officers of the Austro-Hungarian Army in the Karawanken mountain range. Following the ceremony the soldiers and officers leave the refuge to return to their home countries which will no longer be the same. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated
Instead expressing a preference to lead his armies back into Germany from the Western Front, Wilhelm abandoned the notion. When it became clear that Germany would lose, Wilhelm was forced to abdicate his throne and flee Germany.
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WW1 ends
On the 11th day of the 11th month on the 11th hour World War One ended. The War Ended because Germany ran out of food, supplies, and manpower, and had to surrender. The Shortages of Supplies and food came mostly from the British Naval Blockade, which had been stopping practically all German Trade by sea since 1914. With the Kaiser abdicated and the Germans knew they would not be able to defeat America, the new government decided that they had no choice but to surrender.
