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The Great War Begins
On the 28th of June 1914 in Sarajevo the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, is assassinated by The Black Hand (A Serbian nationalist secret society) and so starts World War I. -
War declared on Serbia
Jun 28- The Emperor of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
Jun 31- Russia (an ally of Serbia) announces full mobilization of their armed forces. -
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War declared around Europe
August 1- Germany mobilizes armed forces and declares war on Russia.
August 3- Germany declares war on France
August 4- Germany declares war on neutral Belgium and as a result Britain declares war on Germany
August 6- Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia
August 22- "The Battle of Frontiers" 27,000 French soldiers die in an offensive push towards Germans borders.
August 26-30- German army achieves great victory against Russia at the Battle of Tunnenberg killing almost 250,000 Russian soldiers. -
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Germany vs France
Sept.5-10- The first Battle of the Marne stops German invasion in France.
Sept.15- First trenches dug at the Western front. -
Christmas Truce
Christmas Truce declared by soldier in trenches at the Western front . -
"Total War"
January- German sets a Zepplin air raid on England. -
German blockade.
Feb.4- Germany declares a submarine blockade of Great Britain (any ship approaching angland is a target). -
Submarine Warfare
U.S President publicly warns Germany to stop unrestricted submarine warfare policies. -
First gas attack.
Sept.15- British soldiers use gas weapons in battle but end up with 60,000 casualties of their own due to shifting winds. -
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Battle of Verdun
The longest battle of the wa is fought to a draw with almost 1 million casualties. -
Battle of Jutland
May 31- June1- The only major naval engagment of the war is fought with no victor. -
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Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme resulted in almost 1 million casualties with no breakthrough for the Allies. Britain also introduces the tank, an effective weapon though still did not make much difference due to lack in numbers. -
German submarines cease-fire
Aug.30- Germany stops sinking American ships without warning due to Americas growing anger. -
German Submarines.
Germany once again declares unrestricted submarine warfare. -
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French "go on strike."
Over 500,000 French soldiers "go on strike" and refuse to continue the offensive due to massive failure.
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French Disaster
The French launch a disastrous offensive at Chemin des Dames where they only advanced 500 yards with 250,000 or more casualties. -
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Thrid Battle of Ypres
The Thrid Battle of Ypres results in minor gains but with still no breakthrough in the Western front with 700,000 casualties for both sides. -
Russian/German armistice
The new Russian government signs a armistice with Germany.
Russian turning point
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British capture Jerusalem
Britain captures Jerusalem from the Turks and their Arab allies. -
German Offensive
The Germans launch the first of five major offensives to win the war before American troops appear in the trenches.
The German advance is finally stopped in late June. -
Germans stopped in Amiens
The British and Australian soldiers stop the Germans advance near to Amiens.
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Germans stopped at Marne
Americans soldiers stop the Germans near Paris on the banks of Marne.
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America helps Allies
Aug.3- America agrees to send volunteer soldiers to Russia to support the Allies. -
Germans retreat
Aug.8- Allied counter offensives on the Somme push the German army back and into retreat. -
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Germans Lose
Sept 27- Allied troops break through the german fortifications at the Hindenburg line.
German truning point
Oct 28- German sailors "go on strike" at port when asked to sail and fight a hopless naval battle. -
The Great War Ends
At 11 o'clock on the 11th day of the 11th month (November 11th) of 1918, an Armistice is signed between Germany and the Allies to put an end to World War I. -
The League of Nations Created
I believe it was originally the President Wilson of the United States who started the idea and when the League was created they did not join leaving Britain and France in the League, although as time went by the League grew bigger as more and more countries joined.
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Treaty of Versailles signed
After a year of waiting for the treaty to be made up by the Allies the Germans finally get to sign the treaty on June 28 of 1919 at the Palace of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors. -
United States not in League of Nations
The United States Senate fails to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and U.S. involvement in the League of Nations. -
Russian Civil War Ends
Russian Civil War ends after three years with Bolsheviks in full control. -
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Hitler Imprisoned
Adolf Hitler is imprisoned for sedition against the Weimar Republic. -
Hitler, Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler named Chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg. -
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Italy invades Ethiopia
This was a colonial war between the armed forces of Italy and the armed forces of Ethiopia in which a weakness in the League of Nations was exposed as Italy and Ethiopia were both members of the League but the other members did nothing when these two countries broke the their code. -
Japanese invade USSR
The Japanese invade the USSR and were defeated in the Battle of Lake Khasan as the Japenese armies' first major defeat. The Japanese called it an inconclusive draw -
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Hitler plans and declares war
August 23- Hitler makes a non-aggression pact with Stalin from Moscowso that when Hitler decides to invade Poland it wil not be defended.
September 1- Hitler invades Poland which brings Britian into the war against Germany. -
Germans Invade
May 10th- Germans stormed into France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg as Denmark and Norway had already fallen. -
The Blitz'
The German Blitz' start in Britain and on October 8th a bomb so huge fell that it would shake the ground under your feet. -
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Blitz Catastrophe
40,000 people were killed and over 2 million homes were destroyed in the Blitz’ -
Jew Masacre
Germans now occupy Yugoslavia and soon the Nazis started to round up the Jewish women and children and bring them to camps where they are to be killed. -
Britain pushes back
Spring- the Battle of Britain is won and the German plan for invasion is postponed. -
Germans invade Russia
Hitler crosses the border into Russia, breaking their non-aggression pact, and over 3000 tanks attack on 3 fronts stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea -
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Prisoners of War
2 million Soviet soldiers were captured and within these six months over 600,000 Soviet prisoners of war were killed. -
United States Enter the War
United States joins the war as Japan Bombs a Naval base in Hawaii. -
Germans vs Moscow
before december Germans decided that they would take Moscow when they decide they want to.
December- the Germans still failed to take Moscow due to the Russians Particular skill in making defences. -
Japanese take Singapore
Singapore falls to the Japanese and 25,000 prisoners are taken. -
American Naval Victory
America gets a naval victory at Battle of Midway,this marks turning point of the Pacific War. -
Masacre of Jews... again.
Mass murder of Jewish people at Auschwitz begins. -
Germans First Major Defeat
German surrender at Stalingrad makes for their first major defeat. -
Italy Invaded
Allies have victory in North Africa allows an invasion of Italy to be launched, Italy surrenders but Germany takes over the battle. -
Soviets gather pace
Soviet offensive gathers pace in Eastern Europe. -
Operation Overlord
Caught Germans by suprise with 6,500 vessels landed with over 130,000 Allie forces on five Normandy beaches as 12,000 aircraft bomb German defences and provide cover for the Allies.
4649 American casualties due to a fierce German defence. -
Taking cities back
After the landing on the Normandy beaches the Allies progress greatly slowed though by the end of June Cherbourg was taken back. Paris was also taken 2 months later -
Russian counter-attack
A Russian counter-attack drove the Germans 300 miles west to Warsaw where the Russians killed wounded or captured over 350,000 German soldiers. -
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Russians take cities back
By the end of August the Russians had taken Bucharest, Estonia was taken within months, and Budapest was under siege by the end of the year. -
Germans Glimmer of Hope
One glimmer of hope appeared in France for the Germans, where a German counteroffensive, the Battle of the Bulge, killed 19,000 Americans and delayed the Allies' march into Germany. -
Soviets Take Auschwitz
The Soviets liberate Auschwitz and more camps are defeated in following months. -
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Hitler dies and Germans Loss
April 21- Soviets make it to Berlin.
April 30- Hitler commites suicide.
May 7- Germany surrenders -
Atomic bomb
American President allowed the use of an Atomic bomb and on August 6 one was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and three days later another was dropped on Nagasaki.
The Japanese surrendered on August 14.
