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Trench Warfare Underway on the Westren Front
The trenches were the front lines, the most dangerous places. But behind them was a mass of supply lines, training establishments, stores, workshops, headquarters and all the other elements of the 1914-1918 system of war, in which the majority of troops were employed -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
His assassination triggered WW1. He visited the Bosnian Capital in the summer of 1914 and was killed by assassins from the Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist group. _ from quizlet -
Armenian Genocide
Assault carried out by mainly Turkish military forces against Armenian population in Anatolia in 1915; over a million Armenians perished and thousands fled to Russia and the Middle East. -
Russia, France, and Great Brittan go too war against Germany and Austria-Hungry
The countries go to war after much conflict. -
Battle of Gallipli starts in Turkey
The anglicised name of the peninsula in Turkey where the Anzac and other Allied troops fought against Turkish forces. It was the first land battle fought by Australian soldiers in World War I and lasted from April to December 1915. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
On the morning of 6 May, Lusitania was 750 miles (1210 km) west of southern Ireland. -
Battle of Verdun
Battle fought between French and German armies from February to December 1916; more than 700,000 people died - one of the most costly battles of the WWI -
Battle of Somme
The Battle of the Somme was planned as a joint French and British operation. The idea originally came from the French Commander-in-Chief, Joseph Joffre and was accepted by General Sir Douglas Haig, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) commander, despite his preference for a large attack in Flanders. Although Joffre was concerned with territorial gain, it was also an attempt to destroy German manpower. -
Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917 was initiated by millions of people who would change the history of the world as we know it. -
President Wilsons Fourteen Points Plan
World War I speech delivered in Joint Session, January 8, 1918, in which Wilson enunciated. -
Paris Peace Convention Begins
When the Armistice was signed on 11th November, 1918, it was agreed that there would be a Peace Conference held in Paris to discuss the post-war world. Opened on 12th January 1919, meetings were held at various locations in and around Paris until 20th January, 1920. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers -
Russia withdraws from the War( Treaty of Brest- Litvosk)
Russia would withdraw from World War.
