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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austrian
He was assassinated by Serbian Terrorists -
Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Germany Declares War on Russia
Germany was an ally of Austria-Hungary, and they declared war on Russia and demanded the neutrality of Russia's ally France; France refused and mobilised. -
Germany Declares War on France
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Germany invades neutral Belgium
As per the Schlieffen plan to knock-out France; Britain responds by declaring war on Germany -
Britain Declares War on Germany
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First Battle of Marne
Britain helped France defend against Germany in Marne. -
Australia captured German New Guinea
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First Battle of Ypres
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Second Battle of Ypres
Germans used gas to gas out trenches. There were 60,000 allies casualties and 35,000 german casualties -
Britain led an Assault on Turkish Forts in Gallipoli
Britain landed in Gallipoli, Located on the south coast of turkey, to start assault on Turkish forts. Troops retreated in December 1915. -
RMS Lusitania was Sunk by German Submarines
Of the 1,959 people on board, 1,198 died. -
Battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun February 21, 1916 until December 18, 1916. Germany captured 10,000 french prisoners -
Battle of Sommes
1st July to 18th November, 1916. British Army had suffered 420,000 casualties including nearly 60,000 on the first day alone. The French lost 200,000 men and the Germans nearly 500,000. -
Battle of Fromelles
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Canada Took Vimy Ridge
Canadians wiped away german defenders on vimy ridge in 9 april 1917. French tried to invade vimy ridge in 1915 and lost 150,000 casualties. -
Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Passchendaele)
July 31 - November 10, 1917. 250,000 casualties for both allies and germans put together. Made into a giant muddy swamp because eof heavy rain -
Battle of Cambrai
Britain's first full scale offensive. they had a secret weapon for the germans, the tank. the used 476 tanks and managed to take Cambrai. -
Second Battle of Marne
Germany tried again to take Marne, but were unsuccessful -
11 of November 1918 Armistice and the Versailles Treatywas signed.
WW1 ended.
