World War 1 Elodie Costin 9LY

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  • Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.

    Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.
    The outrage over the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie at the hands of Serbian nationalist secret society known as the “Black Hand” is widely belived as the trigger of WW1.
    This is a picture of Archduke franze Ferdinand and his wife.

  • Kaiser William II promised German support.

    Kaiser William II promised German support.
    Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia.
    The is a photo of Kaiser William II

  • Austria declared war

    Austria declared war
    Austria declared war on Serbia
    A picture of The Washington Times saying "Austria Has Chosen War."

  • Germany declared war.

    Germany declared war.
    Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan
    This is a picture of a newspaper declaiing that "Germany Declares War. All Europe Is In Arms."

  • Great Brittan declars war.

    Great Brittan declars war.
    Great Brittan declars war on Germany.
    A picture of a newspaper from 1914, The San Diego Union, declairing that britain declaired war.

  • Battle of Ypres.

    Battle of Ypres.
    The First Battle of Ypres was a First World War battle fought around Ypres, in western Belgium during October and November 1914.
    A picture of a drawing of a torn up battel feild.

  • Christmas Truce

    Christmas Truce
    Christmas Truce on Western front- Germans and British played football.
    A picture of soilders playing football.

  • The ANZAC's appear

    The ANZAC's appear
    Australian and New Zealand troops showed up for the first time int he war with limited training. Unfortunately mistakes made by wiston chucrhill caused the ANZAC troops to land in the wrong spot and get shot at by Turkish troops.
    A picture of anzac troops landing on the Galipoli shore.

  • The “Lusitania” was sunk

    The “Lusitania” was sunk
    The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat
    A drawing of the "Lusitania" sinking after it was attacked by a German U-boat.

  • The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli

    The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
    The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli.
    A drawing of allie boats evacuating soilders

  • British forces surrendered.

    British forces surrendered.
    British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia.
    A picture of troops surendering.

  • Start of the Battle of the Somme

    Start of the Battle of the Somme
    The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire

  • First use of tanks in WW1.

    First use of tanks in WW1.
    Tanks were first used in WW1 at The Battle of the Somme.

  • Germany’s campaign started

    Germany’s campaign started
    Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started

  • First apperanence of USA in WW1

    First apperanence of USA in WW1
    This is the first appearence of USA in WW1 as they join the allies and declare war on Germany.

  • Armistice signed

    Armistice signed
    Armistice between Germany and Russia signed

  • Second battle of the Merne

    Second battle of the Merne
    Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army.

  • Turkey made peace.

    Turkey made peace.
    Turkey made peace

  • The official date of the end of World War One.

    The official date of the end of World War One.
    World War One ended at 11am on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, in 1918. Germany signed an armistice (an agreement for peace and no more fighting) that had been prepared by Britain and France.

  • Peace conference

    Peace conference
    Peace conference met at Paris