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The assissination of the archduke franz ferdin and his wife
the main cause of the war. Ferdinand was the heir to the Austrain throne. They were killed by a man from Serbia. -
Germany promises to back up Austria if they declare war
This alliance was known as the Nibelungentreue. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and Russia
Declared by Austria's Emperor Franz Joseph -
Russia became involved in the war
Begins movign troops. -
Austria-Hungry invade Serbia
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Germany declares war on Russia
Officail start of the war -
Germany declares war on France
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More Countries join the War
Germany declares war on Belgium (who is neutral). Because this violated the treaty Britain and Canada declare war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.Ameriaca stays neutral. -
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Battle of Tannenberg
Ended in total Russain defeat. This was one of Germany's greatest victories. -
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Battle of the Marne
Rench beat German. This stoped the Germans from moving into Paris. -
Turkey enters the War
They entered on the Centural power side -
Air raid on Briain
1st air raid from Germany against Britain -
fighting stops for a short time
Christmas break -
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allies fighting Artois and Champagne
it was an ally offence attack -
attack by air planes
Germany attcked England by air planes -
German blockade
Germany sets up a blockade against Britan -
Russia Bombs
Russia Bombs Turkish in Dardenelles -
sunken pasagnger ship
the German U-boat sunk a U.S. passanger ship -
Allies stop fighting
in Artois and Champagne allies stop fightin -
first gas in China
Gas was used for the first time by Germans to Chinese -
treaty of London
France Russia Ital and Britain make the treaty of London -
Italy declares war on Autria
Italy swiched sides at this point in the war and went against Austria -
US drafts
US starts drafting soldiers for this war -
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Battles of Artois and Loos
at the end Germany/austria/ belgium invade Serbia -
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Battle of Verdun
The longest battle of the war. German and France stoped wih no clear winner and great losses on each side. -
French passenger ship Sussex is sunk
shot by a torpedo -
British forces surrender to Turkish army at Kut in Mesopotamia
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Canada captured Vimy Ridge
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Batteof Jutland
Biggest naval battle of the war. It ws between Great Britain and Germany. There was no winner. -
National Defence Act
Five-year expansion of US Army, and drastically downsizedthe size and authority of US War Department Staff. -
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Battle of Somme
The first day the British had 60,000 casualties, the most lost in a single day. -
US marines land in Haiti
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Romania enters the war
Sided with the Allies -
1st tanks were introduced
in the battle of Somme by the British -
Rasputin is murdered
he was a powerful and mean Russian Tsarina. He was killled by relatives of the Tsar. -
Germany goes into all out naval war
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germans withdrawls from Hindenburg Line
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America enters the war
America offically enters the WWI -
american troops arrive
The americans show up to help the french push Germany out of France -
Greece enters
Greece joins the side of the allies -
U.S. declares war on Austria
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Jerusalem captured from Turkish by British
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A peace treaty is signed between Russia and the Central powers
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Germany begins it's spring push with the Ludendorff Offensive
The Battle of Picardy against the British. The first of 5 major offences against the Allied forces. -
Germans launch the second offence of their spring push
Battle of the Lys -
The Espionage Act is passed
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3rd battle in the German Spring Offense
The Battle of the Aisne along Chemin des Dames. -
The US wins their first major battle
Battle of Cantigny -
Launch of the Germans 4th offence
Battle of the Matz -
Final Battle of the German Spring offence
Second Battle of Marne -
Allies counterattack the Germanson the Western Front
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Amiens offensive starts
forces the German soldiers back to he Hindenburg Line. -
US forces battle in largest air battle St.-Mihiel
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The Battle of Vardar
it was fought against the Bugarians by Serb, Czech, Italian, French and British forces. The Meuse-Argonne offensive begins. Which was the final Franco-American offensive of the war. -
Germany and Austria send peace notes to the US
requesting an armistice. -
British advanced to the Sambre and Schledt rivers
took many German Prisioners -
Germans stop unrestricted submarine warfare
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Turkey finishes an armistice with the Allies
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The German fleet at Kiel mutinies and Trieste falls to the Allies as Austro-Hungary concludes an armistice.
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Germany begins negotiations with the Allies for an armistice
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fighting ceases at 11am
- World War I ends.
