WW1 blake bounds

By blake5292
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    WW1

  • Archduke Assination

    Archduke Assination
    Sophie and Ferdinand were touring Sarajevo in an open car. Ferdinand was shot and assassinated by 19 year old Gavrilo Princip. A mob attacked Princip after he fired the shot.

  • British declare war on germany

    British declare war on germany
    Because of Britain declaring war on Germany, Germany was forced to start the schlieffen plan.This caused Germany to destroy neutral Belgium to get to France. Britain was led by Herbert Asquith.

  • Britain declares war on Ottoman empire

    Britain declares war on Ottoman empire
    Britain declared war on them because they were allies with Germany. The Ottoman Empire stayed neutral till October. After this they declared war on France,Russia,and Britain.

  • Lusitania sunk by Germans

    Lusitania sunk by Germans
    The ship was torpedoed by a German submarine. The ship carried British and American passengers. Most people dont know that there were weapons on board.

  • British first use of poison gas

    British first use of poison gas
    They used for chlorine for there first use of poison gas. Winds were unfavorable and the gas was unsuccessful. Although they used it early Germans were still the first to use it.

  • British use tanks first

    British use tanks first
    The British starting using these tanks to cross no mans land and get over bombs and barbed wire fence. The Mark 1 was the first tank used. With this the British and French were able to last against the Germans.

  • Germans declare unrestricted submarine warfare

    Germans declare unrestricted submarine warfare
    The Germans sunk every ship they saw. The Germans hoped to starve the British into submission in 6 months. They failed and this caused the U.S to declare war on Germany.

  • Flu epidemic reaches Britain

    Flu epidemic reaches Britain
    It killed more than 200,00 people. It also killed up to 50 million worldwide. It is thought to have started in the united states and traveled and spread to 30 % of the worlds population.

  • British make big advances at Amien

    British make big advances at Amien
    With the use of tanks they averaged advancing 6 miles a day. Tons of Germans surrendered. Tanks had become there favorite weapon.

  • World war 1 ends

    World war 1 ends
    In September Germany saw no chance in victory. Germany was exhausted and were thin on supplies and men. After realizing they were defeated the signed a armistice. they armistice was signed and the killing and fighting had stopped.