World War 1

By stowaterkristian

  • The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    The assassination set a chain of events that would lead to World War 1

  • Europe joins the war

  • Britain declares war on Germany

    Britain was protecting Belgium's boarders

  • The Indian Army joins the war

    Indian soldiers join allies for the first time

  • First use of poison gas

    Germans used a deadly poison gas that killed thousands of Russian troops

  • Lusitania sunk

    Lusitania sunk and 1,200 troops died, including 128 Americans. Germany gave them warnings but no one listened to them.

  • Draft was introduced in Britain

    All single men aged between 18 and 41 were sent to war

  • Battle of Verdun

    The largest single battle of World War 1

  • Battle of Jutland

    The biggest naval battle of the war

  • Battle of Somme

    The bloodiest battle of War World 1

  • Germany launches the Spring Offensive

    Armies now free from Russia Germany becomes the threat

  • America joins the war

    Germany threats to attack the United States
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    Hundred days offensive

    A series of attacks

  • Russia Revolution

    Russia was very unsuccessful at the War

  • World war 1 ended

    The end of World war 1