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Francis Ferdinand assasinated at Sarajevo
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophia, were shot at point blanc by a serbian assassian named Gavrilo Princip. The objective of the murder was to seperate the slavic provinces from the Austria-Hungaryto be combined as a greater serbia or Yoguslavia. -
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World War 1 Timeline
world war one was a global war centred in europe involving the great powers of the time, divided into two opposing alliences (allies and axis) involving united kingdom, france and russia as a triple entente, and the central powers including germany, austria-hungary and italy. It was one of the largest war, involving 70 million millitary personnel. -
German Support for Austria against Serbia
In berlin, Kaiser Wilhelm II plegdes his support to austria after the assassination of Ferindand. -
Austria Declares war on Serbia
Because the assassination was commited by Serbs, Austria declares war on Serbia. -
Germany Declares War on Russia
Germany declares war on the Russians, who are compeled to defend Serbia. -
The Scheifflin Plan
The Germans declared war on France and implemented their invasion of Belgium, part of their Scheifflen Plan. The Plan was intended to bring about a swift victory for Germany in the event of a two-front war. It concentrated on exploiting the differences in the amount of time neighboring countries would need to prepare for war. The Belgium army was swept aside easily enough, however, the French held off the German forces. With the failure of the Schleiffen Plan, trench warfare ensued. -
Britain Declares War on Germany
Britain joins its French and Russian allies. -
Russians Defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes
The invading Russian and German armies battled in East Prussia at the start of the war. This battle is considered one of the most clean-cut German victories throughout the war, however, the Russian distraction in the east played a part in the failure of the Schleiffen Plan. -
Turkey Enters the War on Germany's Side
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First Zeppelin Raid on Britain
Zepplins were a relatively new technology. The models built in 1914 had five machine guns and could carry 4,400 lbs. of bombs. Their maximum speed was 136 kph and they could reach a height of 4,250 metres. this particular raid took place over the east coast of England. Yarmouth and King's Lynn were both bombed. -
Allied Troops Land in Gallipoli
The campaign at Gallipoli in Turkey was a joint British and French attempt to capture Istanbul and secure a sea route to Russia. The British and French forces failed at the expense of many casualties on both sides. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
THe RMS Lusitania was an ocean liner. She was attacked by a German U-boat and sank in eighteen minutes. 1,198 of the nearly 2,000 passengers aboard died. Many of the passengers were American citizens. It is considered the second most famous civilian liner disaster, following the sinking of the RMS Titanic. after the tragic event, America decided to enter the war -
Tanks enter the war
Tanks were used for the first time in large numbers. They were also used at the Battle of the Somme. Early tanks were fairly unreliable and slow, but they ended the dreaded trench warfare. -
Allies Begin Evacuation of Gallipoli
After their failed campaign, the Allied powers were forced to forsake Gallipoli. Many lives were lost and the turks won a small victory. -
Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle of the war. Fought by the Germans and the British in the North Sea near Jutland the battle destroyed 14 British and 11 German ships. the British still maintained controll in the north sea. -
The Brusilov Offensive
The Brusilov Offensive is known as the Russians greatest feat furing the war and is ranked as one of the world's most deadly battles. It was a major offensive against the armies of the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria, Italy) in what is now the Ukraine. The battle lasted through August and achieved several goals, including distracting Germany from Verdun and severely crippling Austro-Hungarian Army. -
America Enters the War
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Peace Treaty between Russia and Germany. The Communist Revolution was over. The monarchy and the Russians called for an end to the war. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The official peace settlement known as the Treaty of Versailles was signed near the palace of Versailles, near Paris. The treaty on Germany and the resentment it created is often credited with the onset of the Second World War . The treaty forced Germany to accept full responsibility for the the war and pay damage, give up territories and reduce the army size to a meager 100,000 milltary personell.
