WW| Timeline

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    WORLD WAR ONE

  • Take over of Croatia

    Take over of Croatia

    Austria/Hungary take over Croatia

  • Take over of Bosnia and Serbia

    The take over of Bosnia and Serbia both took place in 1908; they were taken over by Austria-Hungary.

  • Franz Ferdinand Assasination

    Gravillo Princip killed Franz Ferdinand. With a single gun shot.

  • Gas used by the French

    It is generally assumed that gas was first used by the Germans in World War One. This is not accurate. The first recorded gas attack was by the French. In August 1914, the French used tear gas grenades containing xylyl bromide on the Germans. This was more an irritant rather than a gas that would kill. It was used by the French to stop the seemingly unstoppable German army advancing throughout Belgium and north-eastern France.
  • The Battle of Ypres

    The Battle of Ypres

    There were many battles in Ypres. A town situated in between Belguim and France, very close to the Western Front. In total, there was 5 battles in Ypres.
  • Trench Warfare

    Trench Warfare

    Turkey entered the war one on the German side, making trench warfare dominate the Western Front.

  • Gallipoli

  • Italy enters the war

  • The Balle of the Somme

    The Balle of the Somme

  • Submarines used

    Submarines used

  • USA entered the war

    USA declared war on Germany
  • Battle of Cambrai

    Battle of Cambrai

  • Germany surrendered

    Germany surrendered

    Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.
  • Treaty of Versallies

    Treaty of Versallies

    Germany was the last country that entered the war to sign the treaty of Versallies.