World War I

By hollymeckenrode

  • Francis Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo.

    Francis Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo.
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    World War I

  • German support was promised to Austria-Hungary against Serbia.

  • Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

  • Germany declared war on Russia

  • Germany declared war on France

    To get into France, Germany invaded Belgium and put the Schlieffen Plan into action.

  • Britian declared war on Germany

  • Germany invaded France

  • Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes.

  • The First battle of the Marne started.

  • The very first battle of Ypres

  • Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side, and trench warfare began its domination on the Western Front.

  • The first Zeppelin raid was on Britian, today.

  • Britain took over Turkish forts in the Dardanelles.

  • Allied troops landed in Gallipoli

    Gallipoli was the plan to end the war early by creating a new war front where the Central Powers would not win.

  • The “Lusitania” was sunk, killing over 1,200 people, by German U-boats.

  • Italy declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.

  • The begining of the Battle of Loos.

  • The Allies began evacuating the Battle of Gallipoli

  • Conscription was introduced in Britain.

    Conscription means some of the citizens of a country do not fully support the war and aren't as excited about it as the government.

  • The Battle of Verdun began

  • British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia.

  • The begining of the Battle of Jutland

  • The start of Brusilov Offensive

  • The Battle of Somme began

  • The Brusilov offensive ended

  • First use, in a group, of tanks at the Somme

  • Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister

  • Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started

  • The United States declared war on Germany

  • France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front

  • The Third Battle at Ypres started

  • At the Battle of Caporetto the Italian army was heavily defeated

  • On the Western Front, the British launched a successful attack

  • At Cambrai, British tanks won a major victory

  • Germany and Russia signed an armistice

  • The British captured Jerusalem from the Turks

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.

  • Germany broke through on the Battle of Somme

  • Germany started an offensive in Flanders

  • Second Battle of the Marne started

    German army began to collapse

  • In Meggido, Turkish armies collapsed

  • Germany requested an armistice from the Allies

  • Germany's navy mutinied

  • Peace made by Turkey

  • Peace made by Austria

  • The end of World War I

    Germany signed an armistice with the Allies, bringing a momentary peace.

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