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World War 1

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  • The Murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

    The Murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

    Archduke Francis Ferdinand was the Archduke of Austria. He was murdered by a member of Serbian nationalist group, The Black Hand. People think he was killed because he was a big enemy to the serbs, because Austria-Hungary had conquered Bosnia, a territory that Serbia thought should be theirs.

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

  • Germany declared war on Russia

  • Italy declares its neutrality

  • Germany declared war on France

  • Great Britain declares war on Germany

  • Japan declared war on Germany

  • Turkey enters the war

  • Russia declares war on Turkey

  • Britain and France declared war on Turkey

  • Zeppelin airships bomb Yarmouth

  • Winston Churchill resigns

  • The Lusitania sunk

  • Italy enters the war on the Allies side

  • Winston Churchill served in Belgium as lieutenant colonel of the Royal Scots Fusiliers

  • Romania enters the war and joins the Allies

  • Battle of Verdun

  • Battle of Verdun

  • Battle of Jutland

  • Battle of Jutland

  • Battle of the Somme

  • First Aeroplane Raid

  • The British intercept telegram from Germany to Mexico

  • Russian revolution begins

  • The United States enter the war

    They declare war on Germany, because of the telegram Germany sent Mexico.

  • Bolsheviks overthrow the Russian government

  • The Russians agree to peace with the Central Powers and leave the war

  • President Woodrow Wilson issues his ‘Fourteen Points for peace and an end to the war

  • Germany launches the Spring Offensive hoping to defeat the allies befor reinforcementsbfrom the Usa are deployed.

  • The Second battle of the Marne begins. It ends on August 6th and is won by the Allies

  • Germany agrees to an armistice and the fighting comes to an end at 11am on the llth day of the 11th month

  • The Treaty of Versailles is signed by Germany and World War 1 comes to an end