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Archduke Franz Ferdinano and his wife where assassened. This was all caused because they where on the wrong street at the wrong time. They end up getting killed by a member from the black hand. -
6/28/1914 Was the breaking point of this war. Austria-Hungary held Serbia responsible. When a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro Hungarian throne. -
On 28 July, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Determined to take decisive action against Serbia and, by now, knew this risked war with Russia.Austria-Hungary was prepared to risk war because it had the guarantee of German support. -
Germany made plans to besiege France by crossing Luxembourg and Belgium, despite their neutrality.
Germany invaded Luxembourg and Belgium. France invades Alsace. -
The Battle of Mons takes place in Mons, Belgium. About 75,000 fighting an estimated 150,000 Germans in an attempt to hold the Mons-Conde Canal. The British end up overpowering and winning this battle. -
The battle of Tannenberg was a battle in WW1. This battle ended in Germany taking a victory over Russia. This is a battle that lasted mouths -
The First Battle of the Marne marks an Allied victory about 30 miles northeast of Paris. British Expeditionary Force stop Germany’s swift advance into France. German First Army faces a counterattack and is forced to retreat to the Lower Aisne River, where the first trench warfare of the conflict begins. -
This was a fight between multiple countries. This is an event where they dug deep into the ground and lived there while at war. They where under ground because it was easier to stay alive while underground. There was barbe wire around the front so eneimes could not enter. -
Become known as the “Race to the Sea. the first of three battles to control the ancient Flemish city on Belgium’s north coast that allows access to English Channel ports and the North Sea. The massive conflict involving an estimated 600,000 Germans and 420,000 Allies -
Soldiers from both sides put down their weapons and stepped out of their trenches and the enemy did meet the enemy between the trenches. For a short time, there was peace.The high commands on both sides ordered an end to the truce when they heard of it. -
Soldiers from both sides put down their weapons, and stepped out of their trenches. After 1914, the High Commands on both sides tried to prevent any truces on a similar scale from happening again.
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After decoding intercepted German messages, the British Grand Fleet attack. German Kaiserliche Marine in the North Sea, sparking the Battle of Dogger Bank. The German SMS Blücher cruiser is sunk, the British HMS Lion is severely damaged. -
On 4 February 1915, Germany declared a war zone around Britain, within which merchant ships were sunk without warning. Submarine warfare has been around for a while. -
In modern warfare’s first major beach landing, the Gallipoli Campaign. The invasion is an effort to control the sea route and seize Constantinople. Ultimately withdraw, suffering some 180,000 casualties, including more than 28,000 Australian soldiers. -
The Battle of Verdun becomes World War I’s longest single battle. More than 600,000 total casualties. Both sides of these countries lost many people during this fight.