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Allies Retreat
The Allies attack the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Gallipoli. This campaign will last over eight months and will end as a victory for the Ottomans and the retreat of the Allies. -
Assasination of Franz Ferdinand
While riding in the motorcade through the streets of Sarajevo on 28 June, Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot and killed by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian member of the Black Hand.
The assassination provided Austria-Hungary with an excuse to take action against Serbia. During July 1914 the situation escalated, pulling in the major European powers via the complex alliance relationships each had struck up with one another. The result was world war. -
War is declared
The 'Great War', which began on 28 July 1914 with Austria-Hungary's declaration of war with Serbia, was the first truly global war. It began in Europe but quickly spread throughout the world. Many countries became embroiled within the war's first month; others joined in the ensuing four years. -
The Christmas Truce
During World War I, on and around Christmas Day 1914, the sounds of rifles firing and shells exploding faded in a number of places along the Western Front in favor of holiday celebrations in the trenches and gestures of goodwill between enemies. -
Battle of Somme
The Battle of Somme occurred between 1st July and 13th November 1916. For five days before the battle, the British army had shot non-stop at the German. At one point the British thought the Germans defense to be completely weakened and ordered their troops to walk towards german trenches, this was a fatal move, ending thousands of lives It is considered to be the worst battle of the First World War for the British, with about 60,000 casualties in the first day alone and over 350,000 by the end. -
U.S.A. enters the war
America entered World War One on April 6th, 1917. Up to that date, America had tried to keep out of World War One – though she had traded with nations involved in the war – but unrestricted submarine warfare, introduced by the Germans on January 9th, 1917, was the primary issue that caused Woodrow Wilson to ask Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2nd. Four days later, America joined World War One on the side of the Allies. -
Russia leaves the war
In March 1917 riots broke loose in Russia. People were not pleased with how the government handled the scarcity of food and fuel. Czar Nicholas II, the leader of the Russian Empire, left his throne to a temporary government. This government supported Russia's continued participation in World War I, but they still could not solve the situation with the food shortages that. A group led by Vladimir Lenin, the Bolsheviks, overthrew the government, created a communist government and pulled out of war -
Armtice Day
The last day of World War One was November 11th 1918, known as Armistice Day. After three days of intense negotiations in a rail siding just outside of Compiegne, the German delegation that had been brought to the personal carriage of Marshall Ferdinand Foch was ordered by its government in Berlin to sign any terms put on the table by the Allies. in berlin, people had taken to the streets over chronic food shortages, there were many social issues. -
World War 1 comes to an end
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 and in the shadow of the Russian Revolution and other events in Russia. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris - hence its title - between Germany and the Allies. The three most important politicians there were David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson.
