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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
He was heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie, Duchess oh Hohenberg. Their assassination occurred in june 28, 1914 in Sarajevo and attacked by Princip. He is one of the 6 assassins in the group one Bosniak and five Serbs, and they were coordinated by Danilo, a Bosnian Serb and a member of the Black hand secret society. This assassination led directly to the first world war when Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to the kingdom of Serbia, which was partly rejected. -
Austria declared war on Serbia
The government of Austria-Hungary blamed the government of Serbia of the assassination of Ferdinand and his wife. So they declared war against them because of the assassination of Ferdinand and his wife.This is how World war one started because of the assassination and the declaration of war against another country. -
Germany declared war on Russia
In response to Russia's partial, and then general mobilisation on july 29th, 1914, Germany had declared war on Russia.The declaration of war towards Russia was not justified at all by any military proceedings but they felt like the German empire was in danger if they didn't take action and it probably could have compromised the safety and existence of the Country. -
Japan declares war on Germany
Japan was in an alliance with the Entente powers and played an important role by securing sea lanes in the West Pacific and Indian oceans against the German Navy. Japan was at war against Germany because of their alliance with Great Britain since 1902 and also if they could take Germany's Pacific territories. The British officially asked Japan to help on the 7 of August, 1914 on destroying the raiders from the German Navy. -
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Battle of Tennenberg
This battle was fought between the two countries of Germany and Russia. The results of the battle almost completely destroyed the Russian Second army and also the suicide the commanding general Alexander Samsonov.Series of follow-up battles destroyed the first army and kept the Russians unbalanced till the spring of 1915.This battle is particularly notable for fast rail movements by the Germans and also the failure of the Russians to encode their radio messages. -
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Battle of Masurian Lakes
The battle was a German offensive on the Eastern front during the early part of the war and also this battle was the second defeat of the Russian army by the Germans. During the battle the Germans pushed out the Russian first army out of Germany. The Russians dealt with a defeat that lead to losing up to about 125,000 men and 150 guns. -
Zeppelin Bombing
The first successful zeppelin bombing happened on the night of January 19. Two zeppelins were targeting Humberside but they were moved due to strong winds and they dropped their bombs on Great Yarmouth, Sheringham, King's Lynn and also the surrounding villages of the area. There were 4 people and 16 injured during the bombing. The damage costed up to 7,740 pounds. -
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Battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun was the largest and the longest battle of World War One. This battle was between the German Empire and the French and it took place on the Western Front. It took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France. The battle resulted in a French victory with 379, casualties on their side while the German casualties were close to 434,000. -
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Battle of Jutland
This was a naval battle fought by the British against the Germans. The British Navy was controlled by the Royal Navy Grand Fleet under Admiral Sir JOhn Jellicoe and the Germans were controlled by Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer during the battle. This was the third fleet action battle between battleships. This was the last major battle in world history that was fought by using battleships. -
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Battle of Somme
This battle was fought against the German Empire by the British Empire and the French. The battle was intended to get a victory for the allies and also the largest battle of the Western Front. More than one million fought in the battle and it made it one of the bloodiest battles in history. The battle was fought in the style of trench warfare. This battle is also the first to have tanks included during the fight. -
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W.front Passchendaele
The war was fought against the German Empire and also the battle took place on the Western Front. They were fighting for the control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in Western Flanders as a strategy that was decided by the Allies. It had a railway junction at Roulers which was a vital supply to the German 4th army. And the next part of the plan was to close the railway. -
Signing of the Armistice
The armistice was signed that ended the fighting on land, sea, and air in world war one between the allies and their opponent, the Germans. This was also called the Armistice of Compiegne from the place that it was signed at and came to force at 11 a.m. This marked as a victory for the allies but a total defeat for Germany.
