World War 1

By Brianna U

  • Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo

    Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
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    World War 1

  • Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia

  • Austria declared war on Serbia

  • Germany Declared War on Russia

  • Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium

    Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan.

  • Britain declared war on Germany

  • The BEF started its retreat from Mons. Germany invaded France.

  • Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes.

  • Battle of the Marne begins

  • First Battle of the Masurian Lakes begins

  • First Battle of Ypres

  • Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side

    Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front.

  • The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place

  • Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles

  • Allied troops landed in Gallipoli

  • The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat

  • Italy declared war on Germany and Austria

  • The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians

  • Start of the Battle of Loos

  • The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli

  • Conscription introduced in Britain

  • Start of the Battle of Verdun

  • British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia

  • Battle of Jutland

  • Start of the Brusilov Offensive

  • Start of the Battle of the Somme

  • End of the Brusilov Offensive

  • First use en masse of tanks at the Somme

  • Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister

  • Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started

  • Germany broke through on the Somme

  • Germany broke through on the Somme

  • USA declared war on Germany

  • France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front

  • Start of the Third Battle at Ypres

  • Battle of Caporetto – the Italian Army was heavily defeated

  • Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front

  • British tanks won a victory at Cambrai

  • Armistice between Germany and Russia signed

  • Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks

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