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Unit 3 Timeline Project WW1
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Australian Archduke Francis Ferdinand Assasignated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie were assasignated (shot to death) by Bosnian Serb nationalist on a visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. -
World War 1 begins
World War 1 begins a month after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand -
First Battle of Marne
The First Battle of the Marne was a victory, it allowed the French to continue the war. Although, the Germans succeeded in capturing a large part of the industrial north east of France. -
First battle of Ypres
First Battle of Ypres, the first of three costly World War I battles centred on the city of Ypres (now Ieper) in western Flanders. -
First use of poison gas by Germans
The first use of deadly poison gas on the battlefield was by the Germans on 22 April 1915 during the Battle of Second Ypres. -
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
The German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished, including 123 American -
Battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun, (February 21–December 18, 1916). It was one of the bloodiest and longest wars; French casualties amounted to about 400,000, and German ones to about 350,000. -
Battle of Jutland
The battle of Jutland confirmed British naval dominance and secured its control of shipping lanes, allowing Britain to implement the blockade that would contribute to Germany's defeat in 1918. -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve a decisive victory over the Germans on the Western Front. -
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution took place in 1917, during the final phase of World War I. It removed Russia from the war and brought about the transformation of the Russian Empire into the USSR, replacing Russia's traditional monarchy with the world's first Communist state. -
United States declares war
Germany's resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson's decision to lead the United States into World War I. -
Russia leaves war
In March 1918, the Russians agreed to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Russia left the war, but was forced to turn over Finland, the Baltic provinces, parts of Poland and Ukraine to the Central Powers. -
Allies Advance
The Allied Advance to Victory. -
Germany signed armistice
Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies. World War I was known as the “war to end all wars” because of the great slaughter and destruction it caused. -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles, peace document signed at the end of World War I by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles.