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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Hungarian throne was killed by Gavrilo Princip, a 20 year old Serbian gang member who was fighting for Serbian liberation.
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Austria declares war on Serbia
28 July 1914- Austria declares war on Serbia due to assassination of Franz Ferdinand -
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WW1 TIMELINE
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Germany declare war on Russia
Germany declare war on Russia because Russia is helping her allies by planning to attack Austria-Hungary which is Germany's ally. -
Germany Declares war on France
Germany declares war on France who are allied with Russia and the German Schleiffen Plan begins to takes action. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany declares war on France because they anticipated an attack from them due to the tension between them and Russia. The Schiefflen plan anticipated that the two countries would already be at war but since they hadn't Germany had to come up with an excuse to do so. -
Britain declare war on Germany
Britain declares war on Germany, there is already tension between the two countries but as the Schleiffen plan tskes action Germany moves into Belgium. This leads Britain to believe the Germans would make naval bases on the coast for assault against Britain. -
Japan declares war on Germany
Japan declares war on Germany because they are allied with Britain who are against Germany. -
First Battle of Marne
The First Battle of Marne took place when Germany looked to take over Paris. The Allies (Britain and France) were retreating and the German forces planned to use tactics to finish them. The allies noticed a flaw in the German plan and attacked them and succeeded. -
First Battle of Ypres
Ypres was an excellent vantage point for either side in WW1. Thiis lead to a battle over it between the Allies and the Germans.The allies came out victorius. there were 134,000 German casualties. -
Turkey join the War
Turkey join the war on the German side because they already had tension with Russia and wanted to get back at the Balkan League. -
Russia declares war on Turkey
Russia declares war on Turkey because they are aiding Germany who they are currently in war with. -
Russia gets back-up
Britain and France come to Russia's side against Turkey because of their alliance.
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Second Battle of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres started with a surprising attack from the Germans to an unexpecting Allies side. The Germans introduced their new gas weapons which worked to a minimal effect. The Allies were able to hold off the German attacks and maintain their ownership of Ypres. This image shows German troops emerging from behind their cloud of poisonous gas. -
ANZAC's land in Gallipoli
The ANZAC's landed in Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915. Both sides tried to push eachother in the opposite direction but neither succeeded. Finally on the 19th of December the ANZACs stealthily and successfully retreated. In this image an ANZAC digger in a trench is using a periscope -
Italy joinvthe War
Italy join the war on the side of the Allies after anaylising the prgression of the war. Britain's offering of territory certified Italy's entry into the war. -
Battle of Loos
The Battle of Loos was quite significant as it introduced the first use of poison gas by the British. The contention was for the Allies to push the central powers back at 2 points; Champagne and Vimy Bridge.They did so, but not to the extent they were hoping for. This image shows British soldiers about to fire canisters of poison gas at the Germans. -
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle in world war one.The attack was planned by the Germans to attack a historically treasured area of France to humiliate them. The first use of flame throwers occurred in this battle by the Germans. At the end, both sides lost around 350,000 men each. This image shows a French soldier peering over the edge of a trench near Verdun. -
Romania joins the War
Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary and joins the Allied side after being promised land from the Allies. -
Battle of Somme
One of the main reasons for the attack from the Allies was to relieve the slaughter at Verdun. It envolved a heavy British gun attack followed by an invasion. The Germans dug their trenches well and were able to survive the heavy guns well so when the British finally attacked it was a stalemate. This was the battle with the highest toll of lives. This image is of a British troop carrying a fallen soldier. -
USA declare war on Germany
The United States of America declare war on Germnay because they took down America's finest vessel the Lusitania. There was no reason for taking down the boat which lead America to anger and therefore declaration of war against the Germans. -
Third Battle of Ypres
Unlike the previous two battles, the third battle of Ypres was an attack from the British. It was a success for the British as they were able to push forward more than a mile on the very first day and gain control of the land east of Ypres. This image is of British soldiers resting in their trench. -
Armistice Signed
The Armistice was signed in Redonthes after Germany had no other option due to British blockades starving the country. The official end of the war was the 11/11 at 11 o'clock 1918.
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Treaty of Versailles
Germany finally sign the treaty of Versaille to end the first world war. In the agreement, Germany gave up some territory and had to pay back to the allies.
