A littls something about World War 1

  • Take over of croatia

    Take over of croatia
    Croatia first appeared as a duchy in the late 8th century then as a kingdom in the 10th century. From the 12th century it remained as a distinct state with its ruler and parliament, but it obeyed the kings and emperors of various neighboring powers, primarily Hungary and Austria.
  • The Dual Alliance

    The Dual Alliance
    Germany and Austria-Hungary made an alliance to protect themselves from Russia.
  • Take over of Serbia

    Take over of Serbia
    when Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia at the outset of World War I, until the war's conclusion in November 1918.
  • How the war started

    How the war started
    Serbian terrorist Gavrilo Princip shot and killed an Austro-Hungarian called Duke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1914.
  • Turkey enters the war

    Turkey enters the war
    Turkey entered the war on the side of the central powers and gave help to a German naval bombardment of Russia.
  • Italy entered the war

    Italy entered the war
    Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies.
  • Gallipoli

    Gallipoli
    The ANZACs were training in the Egyptian desert in late 1914, the first Australian Division and the New Zealand Australian Division, which later included the first Light Horse Brigade, were re-formed into the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
  • Battle of the verdun

    Battle of the verdun
    The Battle of Verdun in 1916 was the longest single battle of World War One. The Battle of Verdun started on February 21st 1916 and ended on December 16th in 1916.
  • Battle of somme

    Battle of somme
    Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire.
  • america entered the war

    america entered the war
    The United States of America declared war on Germany in response to the sinking, by German U boats, of US ships.
  • Submerines used

    Submerines used
    In World War I the German Navy, got outgunned by the British Navy, they relied on their U-boats to sink merchant vessels that were armed or unarmed carrying military supplies to and from Great Britain and France.