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Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, who was Air to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo, by Gavrilo Princip, one of a group of six assassins, coordinated by Danilo Ilić.
he was in a secret sociaty called the balck hand this was the spark that made WW1 -
Austria declared war on Serbia
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Germany declared war on Russia
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Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan.
THis was the 3rd War During WW1 Only 2 Months after the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand -
Britain declared war on Germany
THis is when Britain got involved in the world war due to European involvement. -
The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invaded France.
The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the First World War. Who tried to defend the French border against Germany -
Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes.
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Battle of the Marne started
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First Battle of Ypres
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Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front.
This was the first time they started digging there "Owngraves" and houses till this war was over many people died from Trenchfoot or many other disease's. -
Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles
British troops bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles. Small number of Marines landed -
Allied troops landed in Gallipoli
Allied troops landed at five beaches at Gallipoli and gained a small beachhead at Anzac Cove.
While still training in the Egyptian desert in late 1914, the 1st Australian Division and the New Zealand Australian Division, which later included the 1st Light Horse Brigade
Which the 2 armys created
ANZACs
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Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary. -
Start of the Battle of Loos
The Battle of Loos was fought in September 1915. The battle at Loos was part of Marshal Joffre's campaign in Artois that was designed to push back the Germans in a two-pronged offensive -
The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli. Douglas Haig replaced Sir John French as commander of the BEF. -
Start of the Battle of Verdun
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British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia
British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia. -
Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland is considered to be the only major naval battle of World War One. Jutland witnessed the British Navy losing more men and ships.German Navy lost and was never in a position again to put to sea during the war. -
Start of the Battle of the Somme
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Start of the Brusilov Offensive
The Brusilov Offensive also known as the June Advance,was the Russian Empire's greatest feat of arms during World War I -
End of the Brusilov Offensive
The End of Brusilov Offence -
Battle of Somme
the Battle of the Somme is famous chiefly on account of the loss of 58,000 British troops -
Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started
Germany resumed its unrestricted submarine warfare campaign. -
USA declared war on Germany
Usa's first attack on germany. And one of the first times they got involved -
Start of the Third Battle at Ypres
The Third Battle of Ypres was the major British offensive in Flanders in 1917. It was planned to break through the strongly guarded German defences enclosing the Ypres -
British tanks won a victory at Cambrai
Start of the Battle of Cambrai, British used tanks in massive numbers which got them a big gain -
Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks
This was a big capture for britain because its one of the main Turkish bases -
Peace conference met at Paris
Signor Alcide De Gaspieri, Prime Minister of Italy, makes speech at the conference in Italian. the speech is about the population of the Area is Dropping dramticly and will effect the world dramticly -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.
Russia and Germany signed The Treaty Of Brest-Litovsk which ended Russia's participation in the war. -
Austria made peace
The first peace announcment was made by Austria. -
Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army
This Battle at Marnes dramticly effected germany's armed forces that which made the army collapse. -
Turkey made peace
Turkey Was the last countrey to make peace. -
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.
The Germans Signed the Treaty of Versaillies this ended the war between Germany and the Allied troops. -
End of WW1
This is the end of WW1 and which the world was in peace Until WW2.
