World War One Sophie & Matilda & Kashia

By SophieM
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    World War One

    Germany in World War One

  • Franz Ferdinand Assasinated

    The heir to the Austria-Hungary throne was assasinated in Serejevo, Bosnia by a Serbian

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary and Serbia are now at war.

  • Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declares war on France

  • Germany invades Belgium

    Neutral Belgium gets invaded by Germany. Germany invades Belgium to get to France this is the Schlieffen Plan

  • Britain declares war on Germsny

    So do all of Britains colonies including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and India

  • USA becomes neutral

    US President Woodrow Wison declared that the USA will remain neutral

  • Japan declares war on Germany

  • Battle of Tannenburg

    The Battle of Tannenburg began on the 26th of August on the Western Front. Germany claims Victory on the 30th of August. The battle is Germanys greatest success on the Eastern Front

  • Battle of Marne

    Battle begins on the 5th of September. Germanys advance on the Western Front is halted

  • First Trenches

    First Trenches
    First Trenches appear on the western front between France and Germany

  • First Battle of Ypres

    First Battle of Ypres happens bwtewwn Germany, Britain and France

  • German air raid

    First German air raid on Britain.

  • Zepplin attack

    Zepplin attack
    First German zepplin attack on Britain

  • Blockade of German Ports

    Britain declares a blockade of all German ports

  • Gallipoli

    ANZACS land at Gallipoli.

  • Italy enters war

    Italy declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary and enters the war on the allies side.

  • Lusitania

    Lusitania
    German U-boats sink the American passenger ship Lusitania. 1153 passengers drowned. 128 were American but America still remained nuetral.

  • Warsaw

    Germans captured Warsaw from Russia

  • invasion of Serbia

    Austria-German-Bulgarian forces invade Sebia. Serbian army is expelled during the invasion.

  • Battle of Verdun begins

    The longest battle of the war begins between Germany and the allies on the Western Front

  • Battle of the Somme

    Battle of the Somme
    The Battle of the Somme begins in France between France and Britain and Germany.

  • Battle of the Somme ends

    No side really won but the allies gained land. Britain suffered it's heaviest loss in the war.

  • Peace Note

    Germany issues peace note suggesting compromise.

  • Battle of Verdun Concludes

    The longest battle of the war ends with France victorious and both sides suffering great losses.

  • U.S declares war

    The U.S declares war on Germany

  • Third battle of Ypres

    the third battle of Ypres begins between Germany and the allies on the Western front

  • Battle of Cambrai

    The British launched a tank attack on Germany at Cambrai

  • Brest-Litovsk

    Germany and Russia sign peace treaty which takes Russia out of the war.

  • The Big Push

    Allies create a big push on the Western front which is successful and which eventually leads to the defeat of Germany and the end of World War One

  • German Submarines stop

    Germany ceases submarine warfare

  • German mutiny

    Germany's navy mutinied

  • Kaiser Wilhelm 2 adsicates

    German Kaiser Wilhelm 2 renounces his title as emperor of Germany

  • Armistice

    Armistice
    Germany and the Allies negotiate a peace armistece that ends the war. The armistace comes into action at 11:11 on the 11th of November and still remains rememberence day.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the countries included in World War One