World War 1

By Kameron Gilfillian
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    World War 1

  • Start of the Battle of Verdun

  • June 28 – Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinates Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Duchess Sophie,

    June 28 – Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinates Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Duchess Sophie,

  • World War 1 Started

  • Germany declares war on Russia

    Germany declares war on Russia

  • Britain declares war on Germany

  • Japan declares war on Germany.

  • Britain and France declare war on Turkey.

  • first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place

  • The Second Battle of Ypres begins

    The Second Battle of Ypres begins

  • Italy declared war on Germany and Austria

  • Start of the Battle of Loos

    Start of the Battle of Loos

  • Conscription introduced in Britain

  • British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia

  • Battle of Jutland

  • Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister

  • Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started

    Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started

  • USA declared war on Germany

    USA declared war on Germany

  • Start of the Third Battle at Ypres

  • Armistice between Germany and Russia signed

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.

  • The advance of the Allies was successful

  • Germany asked the Allies for an armistice

  • Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.

    Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.