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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot by a Serbian Nationalist
A Serbian Nationalist named Galviro Principe shot the Archduke in Sarevjoa -
Germany agrees to fight for austria if they go to war with the Serbians
Germany made an aliance with Austria saying if they went to war germany would help -
Austria declares war on Serbia
Austria gave Serbia an ultimatum which unfortunatly was turned down by Serbia starting WW1 -
Russia agrees to fight for the Serbs
Russia where worried about serbia being so close and the war affecting there country so the agreed to back Serbia up -
The Ottoman empire agrees to fight for germany
Germany signs a secret allaince with the Ottoman Empire -
Germany invades Luxemburg
Germany invades Luxemburg to gain some ground to launch an attack on france -
France declare war on Germany
France noticed Germany invaded Luxemburg so join the war to defend there country -
Germany invades Belgium
Germany invaded Belgium to use it to flank France -
Britan declares war on Germany
British civilians thought what the Germans where doing to Belgium was wrong and declared war bringing in the common wealth like Australia,New Zealand and India -
Ottomans close off the Dardenells
The Ottomans feared the allied forces using the Dardenells to attack constaninople which is now known as Istanbull -
Australia occupys German New Guinea
Germany occupied a little part of New Guinea which Australia managed to recapture swiftly -
The First battle of Ainse
As the Allies made there great retreat the set up trenches just outside of Ainse. -
The first battle of Picardy
The first battle of Picardy took place in september. The Axis powers attempted to flank the allies which ultimatley ended with devistating result for the Axis. With the allies out planning them. -
The first battle of Ypres
The first battle of Ypres took place in Flanders -
Germany capture Hill 60
The German army captured hill 60 i an effort to take over Ypres. Hill 60 was important to the Germans had a great view over Ypres. -
The first battle of Artios
The first battle of Artois was a huge stalemate between the French and Germans. Both Armies did not budge continuing the stale mate -
The first battle of Champagne
Champagne is big region in France which the Germans thought key to there succses. The French managed to defend but losing 92,000 men trying -
Christmas day truce
On christmas day in alot of places all over the western front soldiers got out of there trenches and sang christmas song and had cigaretts and ate. Some say they played soccer but its unproven that they had a ball. -
The first Zeppelin raid on England
The German army sent dozens of zepplins to fly over Great britan -
Gallipoli camapgn begins
British and French battleships start bombardment on the Dardenells starting the Gallipoli campagn -
Battle of Bolimov
The reason this battle had so much significance was due to the fact it was the first the germans used chemical weapons -
The second battle of Ypres
This one was fought for a flemish town in Belgium which claimed the life of 70,000 Allies and 35,000 Axis -
ANZAC Landing
On April 25 1915 thousands of ANZAC troops landed on whats now called ANZAC cove. This campagn would last 8 months and claim 40,00 Allied soldiers. -
The Lusitania Sinks
The british cruise liner was sunk by a german u boat. Many passengers on board where unaware that the ship was carrying muntions for the british war effort -
The second battle of Artios
The allied forces attempted to attack a german position which they where using to transport troops and munitions via train. It ended up in a succsesfull german defensive. -
The third battle of Artios
This attack was all part of what was called the Loos-Artios offensive.
The allies plan was to force the german troops out of Artios but was a complete failure -
The second battle of Champagne
The allies attempted to attack a German set up in the area called Champagne. The germans succsesfully held out the offensive. -
The battle of Loos
The batle of Loos was the biggeest British offensive in 1915 which ultimatley became a stalemate causing 59,000 British and 26,000 Germans dead or wounded -
ANZAC troops pull out of Gallipoli
The ANZAC troops pulled out of ANZAC cove at the night. After the campagin the leader of the Sir Winston Church hill resigned -
The battle of Verdun begins
This attack was by the Germans with the French army setting up strong defences which managed to hold out the Germans invading force -
The battle of the Somme Begins
The battle of the Somme was a long battle which took place over 5 months. On the first day alone 80,000 British soldier were killed or wounded. The somme was an atempt to capture a town near the somme river. The somme was the first time a land ship (Tank) was used. -
The third battle of Ypres
this was a major offensive for the allies with the canadians capturing a majority of the places. -
The Somme campaign ends
After 5 months of continous britsh and french charges the win was inconclusive -
The attack on Noruiel
Australia managed to attack Noruiel and defend it for the rest of the war -
America joins the war
After Germany promised Mexico part of America if they joined the war effort. After the Mexican leader told Americas president America decared war on Germany. -
First succesfull bombing raid on London
The first succsesull bombing raid on London by the Gotha G.IV. A german attack plane. -
The second battle of Verdun
On this defensive the french did manage to repel the German attack losing 162,000 people. -
The battle of polygon woods
This was one of many of the battles of Ypres. Polygon woods was a big battle for the Australians holding ground for long enough for reinforcments to arive. This battle had a runner for the Germans named Adolph Hitler who was shot but not wounded. This man went on to contribute on WW2 -
Winston Churchill retires
After planning the Gallipoli landing masacre Winston Churchill was so ashamed he retired. -
Germany captures Estonia
I dont know much abou this sorry :( -
The spring offensive
The spring offensive or the second battle of the Somme was a massive german invasion all along the western front which was a tactical win for germany but not an objective succes -
Bombardment of Paris
The german forces used artillery to bombard paris to decrease french morale -
Hundred day offensive
This was the last offensive of the western front causing the collapse of germany and contributing a major part to the allied victory -
War ends
After 4 years of fighting the German empire agree to sign a treaty to declare the end of world war one. It was signed on the elevnth hour of the elevnth day of the elventh month which we now know as remberance day
