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Triple Entente Formed
Britain, France and Russia Create an Alliance called the Triple Entente. This was made to counter the Triple Alliance which looked increasingly dangerous due to things like the Naval Race. -
Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated on the 28th of June by Gavrilo Princip who was part of the Serbian terrorist group "Black Hand". Princip also shot the archduke's wife Sophia. -
The Beginning Of The War
This is the start of the war when the Austrian-Hungarian empire declares war on Serbia due to them suspecting Serbia of killing their Arch Duke. -
Austria-Hungary Declares War On Serbia
This is the first declaration of war made in what was to be the Great War. Austria-Hungary are furious with the assassination of the heir to the throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand and becasue they suspect Serbia the declare war. This picture shows the Austia-Hungarian flag. -
Germany Declares War On Russia
Germany declares war on Russia and The Schlieffen Plan begins. Germany now prepare to attack France. The picture shows the German flag. -
Germany declares war on France
This is when Germany declares war on France and Germany is rejected to move throughout Belguim. The picture shows the German flag. -
Britain Declares War On Germany
This is when Great Britain declares war on Germany and is also when Australia pledges 20,000 men for Britains use and is also the first real involvment from Australia. The picture shows the British Flag. -
Battle of Le Cateau
British forces setup defensive positions in a fighting withdrawal against the German advance. The British Expeditionary Forces had suffered 7,800 casualties. This battle may have been looked at as a failiure to some including the commander of the German assualt. -
The Battle Of Marne
The First Battle of Marne was the first real offensive by the French. The Schlieffen Plan made by the Germans, but since the German forces had marched 240 km the were very tired and needed supplies that couldn’t be delivered. After 4 days of fighting the British and French had pushed the Germans back 72km. The battle did not come without a loss with an estimated 513,000 casualties all up. -
The Battle(First) of Ypres
Ypres was an excellent vantage point for either side in WW1. This lead to a battle over it between the Allies and the Germans.The allies came out victorius. there were 134,000 German casualties. -
The Ottoman empire joins the War
The entering of the Ottoman Empire into WWI posed a direct threat to the British empire as they could be able to cut off their oil pipelines which was essential for their Navy. -
The Secong Battle Of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres started with a surprising attack from the Germans to an Allies side. The Germans introduced their new gas weapons which worked to a minimal effect. The Allies were able to hold off the German attacks and maintain their ownership of Ypres. -
The Gallipoli Campaign / The ANZAC's Appear
The Anzac's Land at Cape Helles (also known as ANZAC Cove) which marks the start of the Allied campaign. During the operation there were 143,000 casualities for both sides including 26,000 Australians. -
The Battle Of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle in world war one.The attack was planned by the Germans to attack a historically treasured area of France to humiliate them. The first use of flame throwers occurred in this battle by the Germans. At the end, both sides lost around 350,000 men each. This image shows the map of which the plan was supposed to be executed. -
The Battle Of Somme
This battle was supposed to relieve the French at Verdun by attacking the Germans at Somme therefore bringing German troops/soldiers to Somme relieving the French. This worked however a lot of lives were lost during this battle and for such little amounts of land as well. As there was nearly 620,000 casualties from the French and British and around 500,000 German casualties -
US declares war on Germany
The US declare war on Germany and immediately begin to send troops over to the Western Front. The US had run-ins with Germany recently because the German U-Boats threatened the United States' trade shipping. This picture shows the US flag -
The Battle Of Vimy Ridge
It was riddled with tunnels and trenches and reinforced by barbed wire, bunkers, nests of machine guns and artillery. At dawn on April 9, 1917, the Canadian troops (35,000 men) attacked the Ridge. It took three days of heavy combat and injured or killed more than 10,000 Canadian men. The British attack to the south was met with defeat. -
The Battle Of Passchendaele (3rd battle of Ypres)
Unlike the previous two battles, the third battle of Ypres was an attack from the British. It was a gain for the British as they were able to push forward more than a mile on the first day and gain control of the land east of Ypres. -
Armistice signed
The Armistice was signed in Redonthes after Germany had no other option due to British blockades starving the country. The official end of the war was the 11/11 at 11 o'clock 1918. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was basically a punishment for the Germans to repay for the damage of the war. It put Germany into poverty and took away all its colonies and most of its Army, Navy and Airforce. It also set back the Germans 132 billion Gold Marks and was blamed for the war.
