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the triple alliance is formed betweem germany italy and austria-hungary
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key dates of ww1
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by this time the British had the strongest naval army
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Colonies such as Australia, New Zealeand and India were brought onto the Triple Entente because they were british colonies and had to go to war and Japan had signed a peace treaty with britain that ment they would be brought into the conflict if war broke out in europe
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the triple entente (the allies) were formed between Britan, France and russia
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Both britain and Germany war ships called Dreadnoughts at this time Britain had 7 Germany had 5
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Archduke FRanz Ferdinand (heir to Austro-Hungarian throne) and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo Bosnia-herzegovina
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Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia
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Germany declares war on Russia and France
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This breaks their netrual statues and makes them go to war with eachother
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Britan declares war on germany
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they entered the war on the side of the triple Entente
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because of Australias aliance with brittan once they join the war so does Australia
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19th August - Australia sends small expeditionary force to capture the German colonies in the southwest pacific and neutralise German naval wireless communications.
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because Japan were an ally of Britain they also went to war with Germany
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French and British armies halt the germans in Belgium and France
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TRench Warfare on the western front begins
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Turkey enters the war on the side of Germany
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HMAS Sydney sinks the German raider Emden.
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The Anzacs (Autralia and New Zealand ) land in Gallipoli
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The ANZACS withdrawl from Gallipoli
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The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) joins the fight against Germany ont the Western Front
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Tanks are used for the first time
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battles are fought at Passchendaele, Ypres, Pozieres and Bullecourt
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An final attempt from the German armis to break through the allies lines and win the war
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costing over 1200 Australian troops
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this day will later become the "black day for the german army"
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