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The Triple Alliance is formed by Germany, Italy and Austria Hungary
The Triple Alliance was the military alliance including Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary. The three countries agreed to support each other if attacked by either France or Russia. This lasted from 20 May 1882 until World War I in 1914. The alliance was renewed every 5 years. -
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Key Events Of WW1
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The Triple Entente is formed and included Britain, France and Russia.
The Triple Entente was created in reaction to the forming of the Triple Alliance, and included Britain, France and Russia. The Triple Entente did not require each country to go to war on behalf of the others, but stated that they had a 'moral obligation' to support each other. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne) and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia- Herzegovina. Gavrilo Princip, was loitering when he fired into the car, shooting Franz Ferdinand and Sophie to death.The assassination of Franz-Ferdinand and Sophie set off a rapid chain of events. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
One month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War. -
Germany declares war on Russia, France, and invades Luxembourg and Belgium.
Germany declared War on Russia on August 1
They invaded Luxembourg on August 2, this was the first step in executing the Schlieffen Plan, the planned attack on Belgium.
Germany Declared War on France on August 3
Germany invaded Belgium on August 4, they weren't expecting such a resistance from opposing forces. -
Great Britain declared war on Germany. WW1 Begins
Great Britain declared war on Germany. It was a decision that is seen as the start of World War One. Britain, led by Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, had given Germany an ultimatum to get out of Belgium by midnight of August 3rd. -
The French and the British armies halt the Germans in Belgium and France.
During the 5th to the 10th of September the French and the British armies halt the Germans in Belgium and France. They launched counter-attacks and on Septmeber 5 the German First Army began to pull back as the British First Army moved in on them. -
Trench warfare on the Western Front begins.
Trench warfare on the Western Front was pointless. The trenches soon began to turn into just a never-ending series of attacks and counter-attacks. These small attacks made minimum difference, as well as losing hundreds of thousands of British and French lives. -
Turkey enters war on the side of Germany.
Turkey entered World War I on October 28, 1914, with the bombing of Russian Black Sea ports. The Triple Entente, or Allied Powers, declared war on the Ottoman Empire on November 4. -
The Anzacs land at Gallipoli.
The Anzacs land at Gallipoli.The attack on Gallipoli was one of the more imaginative strategies of the First World War. -
The Anzacs withdraw from Gallipoli.
On the 20th of December 1914 Australian and New Zealand troops began to withdraw from Gallipoli. The decison was made after Lord Kitchener spent 2 hours surveying the Turkish line and recomended a withdraw. Also local commanders were worried about supplying Gallipoli throughout the winter because of bad weather. -
The Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) joins the fight against Germany on the Western Front.
The Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) joins the fight against Germany on the Western Front, Following Gallipoli, Australian forces fought campaigns on the Western Front and in the Middle East. -
The Battle of the Somme
It took place from the 1st of July 1914 to the 18th November on both sides of the River Somme in France. The battle was one of the largest of World War I and tanks were used for the 1st time More than 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed, making it one of the most bloodiest battles ever. -
The 1st referendum on consription is held in Australian
At the outbreak of the First World War, the number of people volunteering to enlist for the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was so high that recruitment officers were forced to turn people away. The nation was asked to grant the government the power to compel people to serve overseas during the current war.the proposal for conscription was defeated but was very close to winning. -
The USA enters the war
The United States enteredinto World War in March 1917, after two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the United States neutral. At the beginning of 1917 Germany decided to resume all-out submarine warfare on all commercial ships headed toward Britain, realizing that this decision would almost certainly mean war with the United States. -
Fighting commences on the Western Front.
From the 31st of July to the 10th of Novemeber 1917 fighting on the Western Front commences. There are battles fought at Passchendaele, Ypres, Pozieres and Bullecourt. 295,000 Australians served and over 46,000 died. -
Communist revolution in Russia
In 1917, two revolutions completely changed Russia. First, the February Russian Revolution toppled the Russian monarchy and established a Provisional Government. Then in October, a second Russian Revolution placed the Bolsheviks as the leaders of Russia, resulting in the creation of the world's first communist country. -
The Ludendorff Offensive begins
The Ludendorff Offensive begins which was a final attempt by Germany to break throught the allied lines and win the war. With 500,000 troops added to Germany's strength from the Russian Front, Luderdorff was confident of success. -
Australian troops recapture the town of Villers-Bretonneux
From the 24th to the 27th of April Australian troops recapture the town of Villers-Bretonneux in France costing the lives of around 1200 Australian troops. -
The Battle of Le Hamel
The Battle of Hamel was a successful attack launched by the Australian Corps of the Australian Imperial Force and several American units against German positions in and around the town of Le Hamel in northern France during World War I. The battle was planned and commanded by Lieutenant General John Monash. -
The Battle of Amiens begins
The Battle of Amiens begins. This day will later come to be known as the 'Black Day' for the German army'. A mass of assembled Allied forces, including Australians, launched an offensive to push through the German front lines to victory. It was to involve the 1st French and 4th British armies, but was led by combined Australian and Canadian forces. -
The ceasefire is signed; end of WWI
The armistice between the Allies and Germany also known as the "Armistice of Compiègne" after the location it was signed was the agreement that ended the fighting in western Europe that comprised the First World War. It went into effect at 11 a.m. on 11 November 1918, and marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany although was not technically a surrender. -
The Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference is held to decide the fate of Germany it was the meeting of the Allied victors, following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918. It went from January to June 1919.The Treaty of Versailes is drawn up.
