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Dardenelles
The Russians appealed for help from Britain and France to beat off an attack by the Turkish. The British navy responded by attacking Turkish forts in the Dardenelles.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dardanelles -
Zeppelin bombing
Zeppelin airships dropped bombs on Yarmouth.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Zeppelin+bombing&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go -
Winston Churchill resigns
Winston Churchill, critical of the Dardenelles campaign, resigned his post as First Lord of the Admiralty. He rejoined the army as a battalion commander.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Winston+Churchill+resigns&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go -
Dardenelles/ Gallipoli
Despite the loss of several ships to mines, the British successfully landed a number of marines in the Gallipoli region of the Dardenelles. Unfortunately the success was not followed up and the mission was a failure.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Dardenelles%2F+Gallipoli&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go -
Second Battle of Ypres
Poison gas was used for the first time during this battle. The gas, fired by the Germans claimed many British casualties.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Ypres -
Lusitania sunk
There outraged protests from the United States at the German U-boat campaign, when the Lusitania, which had many American passengers aboard, was sank. The Germans moderated their U-boat campaign.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Lusitania+sunk&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go -
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The Balkan states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, had been annexed from Turkey and taken into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This was strongly resented by many Serbs and Croats and a nationalist group, The Black Hand, was formed.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his wife, had decided to inspect Austro-Hungarian troops in Bosnia. The date chosen for the inspection was a national day in Bosnia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand -
Austria declared war on Serbia
The Austrian government blamed the Serbian government for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife and declared war on Serbia.
Although Russia was allied with Serbia, Germany did not believe that she would mobilise and offered to support Austria if necessary. However, Russia did mobilise and, through their alliance with France, called on the French to mobilise.Austria declared war on Serbia -
Germany declared war on Russia
Germany declared war on Russia.
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Battle of Tannenberg
The Russian army marched into Prussia. However, because of the differences in railway gauge between Russia and Prussia it was difficult for the Russians to get supplies through to their men. The Germans, on the other hand, used their railway system to surround the Russian Second army at Tannenberg before it’s commander could realise what was happening.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tannenberg -
Germany declared war on France
Germany declared war on France. German troops poured into Belgium as directed under the Schleiffen Plan, drawn up in 1905. The British foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding their withdrawal from the neutral Belgium.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Germany+declared+war+on+France&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go -
British declaration of war
Germany did not withdraw from Belgium and Britain declared war on Germany.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=British+declaration+of+war&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go -
Japan declared war on Germany
Japan declared war on Germany through her alliance with Great Britain, signed in 1902https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Japan+declared+war+on+Germany&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go -
Battle of Masurian Lakes
Having defeated the Russian Second army, the Germans turned their attention to the Russian First army at Masurian Lakes. Although the Germans were unable to defeat the army completely, over 100,000 Russians were taken prisoner.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Masurian_Lakes -
Turkey
Turkey entered the war on the side of the central powers and gave help to a German naval bombardment of Russia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey -
Russia declared war on Turkey
Because of the help given by Turkey to the German attack of Russia, Russia declared war on Turkey.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Russia+declared+war+on+Turkey&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go -
Britain and France declared war on Turkey
Britain and France, Russia’s allies, declared war on Turkey, because of the help given to the German attack on Russia.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Britain+and+France+declared+war+on+Turkey&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go -
Zeppelins
The first Zeppelins appeared over the English coast.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin -
Early stages of the war
The German advance through Belgium to France did not go as smoothly as the Germans had hoped. The Belgians put up a good fight destroying railway lines to slow the transport of German supplies.
Despite a French counter-attack that saw the deaths of many Frenchmen on the battlefields at Ardennes, the Germans continued to march into France.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Early+stages+of+the+war&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go
