The First World War

By Iván López Hernández…

  • Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife

    Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife
    It takes place in Saravejo, in the possession of the nationalist Gavrilo Princip
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    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

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    Russia moves troops south in support of Serbia

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    Germany declares war on Russia

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    Germany declares war on France

  • Germany invades Belgium; the United Kingdom declares war on Germany

    Germany invades Belgium; the United Kingdom declares war on Germany
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    Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia

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    Japan declares war on Germany

  • The Battle of the Marne begins, halting the German advance into France

    The Battle of the Marne begins, halting the German advance into France
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    The Allies defend the city of Ypres in Belgium against the German army

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    Germany uses poison gas for the first time at the Second Battle or Ypres

  • The Gallipoli Campaign begins (France, the United Kingdom, and ANZAC forces against the Ottoman Empire)

    The Gallipoli Campaign begins (France, the United Kingdom, and ANZAC forces against the Ottoman Empire)
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    The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by a German U- boat, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans

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    Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary

  • The Battle of Verdun, one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war, between Germany and France

    The Battle of Verdun, one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war, between Germany and France
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    The Gallipoli Campaign ends with the evacuation of Allied forces

  • The Battle of the Somme, resulting in over 1 million casualties between the Allied and German forces

    The Battle of the Somme, resulting in over 1 million casualties between the Allied and German forces

  • The Russian Revolution begins, overthrowing the Tsarist regime of Nicholas II and leading to the establishment of a provisional government

    The Russian Revolution begins, overthrowing the Tsarist regime of Nicholas II and leading to the establishment of a provisional government
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    The United States declares war on Germany

  • The Battle of Arras

    The Battle of Arras

  • The Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the war, between the British and German fleets

    The Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the war, between the British and German fleets

  • The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia sees the Bolsheviks take power

    The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia sees the Bolsheviks take power
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    British forces capture Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire

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    The German Spring Offensive, a final German push to win the war before the arrival of American reinforcements

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    The start of the Hundred Days Offensive, a series of Allied breakthroughs that push the Germans back

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    Germany signs the armistice with the Allies in Compiègne, ending the war

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    The TReaty of Versailles is signed, imposing harsh terms on Germany and formally ending the state of war