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The Assassination of the Archduke of Austro-Hungary
The archrduke of Austro-Hungary was assassinated by serbian nationalists in Sarajevo, Bosnia. This was the spark that triggerd the next ongoing events. -
Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia
1 month after the Archduke of Austria-Hungary is murded, Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia were the nationalists are from, This was after getting the all clear of Germanys support of the invasion. -
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World War 1
World War 1 was the first war of its kind. With the advancements of weapons and transport from the industrial revolution it made the Nature of the warfare new. The war was usually fought with mass armies acheiving little advancements of ground over time and using tactics that were generally outdated for the new use of machine guns and also heavily fortified trenchs.
The war ended with the Allied forces being victorious although both sides sustained heavy losses. -
Russia Joins the fight
As an ally of Serbia, Russia announces full mobilization of her armed forces. -
Germany enters the war
Germany declared war on France and Russia, they also gave the neutral country Belgium an ultimatium to allow them to enter their country to attack France. Belgium regected this ultimatium and Germany decided to invade Belgium. -
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Australias War
Australia Joined the war because of their colonisation by the British empire. This was the first war that Australia was offically involved in as a nation. The feeling of war at the start of the campaign was enthusiastic and many people signd up for patrisim and also the thought of travelling.
The first offical battle that Australia was involved in was the invasion of Gallipoli and was a harsh awakening for many Australians. Although this war had a significant affect on Australia as a nation. -
The battle of Leige
The battle of Leige marked the first land battle fought in world war 1. The battle involved the German invading force of Belgium and also the well outnumberd Belgium forces. The battle lasted for 12 days. The germans suffered over 5000 casualties and the belgiums 6000-20,000 casualties The image depicts German soldiers waiting for the Fight against the invading German Forces. -
Russia's Deafeat at Tannenburg and masurian lakes
The Russian Army sufferd heavy losses at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes which caused a loss of pride for many Russian commanders and generals. In both battles the Russian army was brutally defeated by the German army. These acheivments for the German army ended the Russian invasion of Germany. These wins were recognised as one of the key accomplishments for Germany in WW1.
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The First Battle of Marne
The first battle of the Marne started when the French attacked the right flank of the German 1st army. The battle ended in an allied victory and significantly changed the German advance on Paris and caused them to retreat noth- west causing the race to the sea. The victory started the 4 year of trench warfare on the Western Front.
size of armies
Allies:1,071,000
German empire:750.000
casualties..
Allies:263,000
Germans:256,000
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First Battle of Ypres
This was the first battle out of three to control the city of Ypres and the positions on the north coast of Belgium. This battle occured at the end of the race to the sea, which saw both sides trying to beat each other to pass the northern flank of each other. The battle was decalred indecisve.
The armies consisted of 4,400,000 Allies and 5,400,000 from the German empire.
The allies had a total casualtie count of 58,155 and the Germans had 46,765. -
Tukey Joins the War
Turkey joined WW1 on the German empire side. The deal was made so the Turkish armys could have further advancements in military technolgy and also to provide safe passage into neighbouring British colonised countries. Also the Turkish fought succssesive battles before this period, which had made them lose territory and put their economy into crisis. They joined for the thought of improving their status in the world and helping a regrowth, although it put them into a worse off state after losing. -
landing at Gallipoli
The battle for Gallipoli is famous on two accounts, the failure and the first time Australia fought as a nation. The reason and importance of this invasion was to take out the Ottamon empire capital so they could have a safe trade route to the Russian forces which would help win the war on the Western Front. The battle of Gallipoli went terrible they landed on the beach and on the first day on Anzac cove there were 2900 casualties for the anzacs and also 2000 for the Turkish. -
Germans Capture warsaw
Germany captured Warsaw as the Russian army was evacuating Galaica and Poland more comonly known as the Great retreat. This was staged on the Eastern front and caused morale and hope to fall among the Russian army. The whole plan was based on shortening the front line on the Eastern Front where they had already had huge failures due to undermanned attacks.forces included.
Russians:1,200,000 Germans:1,136,000
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retreat of Gallipoli
The allied invasion of Gallipoli was an overall fail. After the first day it bacme a seige and a constant win and lose positioning warfare. Out of the 1 million men who fought at Gallipoli 1/3 to 1/2 were a casualtie of the battle. Out of the 44,070 Allied soldiers killed 8,709 were Australians. About 86,000 Turks were killed. If the allies had a swift victory here then took the capital of Constinoble the war would have been very different. -
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the Battle of Verdun
The battle of Verdun was fought in the western front in Verdun, France. It comprised of armies such as the French and the Germans. This was the longest battle in WW1 lasting from the 21st of feburary 1916 to to 20th of december 1916.
The forces comprised of....
German: 1,250,000 soldiers
French: 1,140,000 soldiers
The casualties included
German: 281,000–434,000 with 143,000 killed.
French:315,000–542,000 with 156,000-162,000 killed
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The Battle Of The Somme
The battle of the Somme was fought between the German empire and the French and British empires. -
USA joins the fight
Although many Americans were against the idea of entering the war they enterd it on the Allies side joining France,Britan and Russia. The help of America swayed the war in more ways then one including a way to get recouresand also the ammount of men fighting in the American army. 2 miilion Americans fought in France during the war. The main reason they joined was the threat by German U boats on there trade which helped get the final argument across. -
British capture Jerasulem
The fall of Jerusalem was turning point in the fight for the middle east for the Britsh Empire . Many people of the Ottamon empire saw this as a holy site and out of a sign of respect when the city was taken the general Edmund Alennby walked into the city instead of by horse or vehicle.
The capture was a real moral boost among the Britsh forces and also significant in them setting up a new line in the middle east.
The allies lost:18,000 for the campaign
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Russia signs treaty of brest- litovsk
This treaty was signed by the Soviet union (Russia) and the central powers. The treaty was forced on th Russian people unless they wanted to suffer another onslaught on the battlefeild by the central powers. Russia also agreed to pay 6 billion German gold mark. Another reason for the downfall in the Russian campaign included the almost bankrupt economy and the lack of supplies. The treaty was very harsh and when the treaty of versilass came out the allied forces used this treaty against them. -
German Break through on the somme
This operation was called operation Michael and was the first of several advances made by the German army on the northern part of the western front, that spring. They operation went succesful and the German army had captured a new line on the Western front. It was said that 3.2 million shells landed on the Brittish Line. A fog also lay over the battlefield so the Germans could get closer to the British trenches when they made their charge. This started the late German advance in spring 1918 -
Germany start massive offensive
After the inital Breakthroughs on the northern part of the western front, the Germans decided thy would have a roll of the dice and try to win the war sooner rather then later. By the 24th of march they were already in firing range of Paris.By the 23rd of march the advance continued, although the German army bagen to tire and they had a lack of resources and supplies. 5th of April they call of the offensive because of the lack of resources and also the disorganisation and lack of morale. -
Second battle of the marne start of German collapce
The second battle of the Marne was the last late spring offensive in world war 1. The german attack failed and 139,000 died or were wounded also 29 367 captured. This was due to the collapsing of the right flank caused by a French and American counter-attack with a few hundred tanks broke through. what would follow was a relentless campaign by the allies to finaly finish the war. -
advance of Allies succesful
After the succsesfulness at the battle of the Marne and Amiens. What followed was a huge offensive advance on the German army. This offensive pushed them out of France snd eventually pass the Hindenburg Line and was followed by Armistice. Although this offensive sustained alot of casualties on both sides, it stopped the war and plenty of more men dying. The allies had a total of 6,400,000 troops and suffered 700,000 casualties. The Germans had a total of 3,560,000 and sufferd 760,000. -
Turkish forces collapse at Megiddo
From the 19th-25th september 1918 the allies launched a final assualt on the Turks in Palestine and Syria. They alligned his forces on the coastal plain. The assualt started with a mass infantry assualt which hole through the Turkish lines.Which allowed the mounted troops to be unleashed on the Turkish flank. The mounted forces destroyed the supply route and brought a rapid demise to the Turkish forces. -
End of the war
Germany signed an armistice on november 11th ,11am Paris time. This marked a victory for the allies and a complete defeat for the central powers. Although the amistice stopped the fighting it still took months of negotiation to come to an agreement. 2,738 men died on the last day of the war. In the summary of the whole war there were 37 million casualties (soldiers and civillians) plus the plenty others affected by the loss of parents and loved ones. The treaty was signed on a railway cart. -
Post war for Australia
The war had some drastic Affects on Australia as a nation. The economy was affected by the outcome and it plummented significally, this period was called the great deppression and shocked Australia. Employment rates dropped to a low of 29% in 1932.Australia although got full control of there trade which wouldnt of been possible without the war. Although the casualties from the war still haunted many families this included, 60,284 dead and152,284 wounded out of 331,788 people who fought. -
treaty of verasilis is signed
The treaty of Versaillers was aimed to end the state of war between the Germans and the allied forces. It was signed excacyly 5 years after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinhad.They had to pay 132 billion Marks for insurance of the war to the allied countries becuase of damage and rebates. Germanys army was also reduced to 100,000 men and not aloud tank. Also during mid 1918 the spanish flu occured an estimated 25 million died, and this furtherd the hatred towards the Germans.
