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assasination
assasination of Archduke Franz ferdinand and his wife. -
British force
part of the British expidtionary force arrived in France -
allies halt germans
Allies were able to halt the German advance. -
Australias involvement
The australian naval and miliaty expedtionary landed at rabaul on the 11 of september 1914 -
italy remainig neutral
Italy remained neutral for one year, then joined allied powers in 1915, but that same year they saw turkey entering war on the side of the central powers. -
no quick victory
in early 1915, the allied leaders understood that there was not going to be a quick victory against German forces in France and Belgium. -
Troops arriving in Gallipoli
The australian troops arrived in gallipoli on the 25th of april along with troops from New Zealand Britain and France. -
Gallipoli
in April 1915 allied powers launced an attack on the gallipoli penisula, which gaurds the narrow passage. -
The plan
The original plan advocated by the lord Winston Churchill, was to get allied war ships to sail up all the straits and bombard the turkish, then they decided to land troops on the straits western shore, on the Gallipoli penisula. The troops started landing on the 25 of april. -
british mounted fresh landings
In August the British mounted fresh landings at sulva bay in a bid to break stalemate. -
horrible fighting at war
through out september in 1915 central and eatern europe saw alot of horrible fighting. -
The campaign
Troops started the campaign until they were evacuated out on the 19th and 20th of december 1915 -
battle of verdun begins
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The fall of kut
when British commander Sir Charles Townshend surrended approxometly 10,000 men. -
Crossing the shumran bend
Crossing the shumran bend on the 17th of Feburary 1917 to the right of Turk forces, Maude launched an attack on both flanks, -
USA declares WAR
The USA declares WAR on Germany. -
German army
In March 1918 the German army launched its last offensive bit of the war. -
Second battle
Second battle of marne begins. -
advances
from the eighth of August they took part in a series of decisive advances. -
Austria and Hungary surrender
Austria - Hungary surrender -
Germany surrender
germany surrendered on the 11th of november 1918
