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World War 1
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France sign treaty
France forced to sign treaty with Germany that ends the Franco-Prussian War. -
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy form the Triple Alliance. -
Triple Entente
The Triple Entente is completed with the signing of the Anglo - Russian Entente -
Balkan War
The Balkan War begins in southern Europe as Serbia leads an attack by members of the Balkan League against the Ottoman Empire to drive the Turkish out of Europe. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assasinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assasinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany mobilizes armed forces and declares war on Russia -
Allies begin battle at Gallipoli
Allies begin nine-month battle for Gallipoli. -
Lusitania sinks
German U boat sinks the Lusitania, 1,198 civilians, including 128 Americans die. -
British use gas in attack
British use gas in battle near Loos, shifting winds cause 60,000 British casualties. -
Retreat from Gallipoli
Allies begin withdrawal of troops from Gallipoli -
Battle of the Somme
The battle of somme was the first offensive for Britain is the war. The kind of warfare was trench warfare along with heavy bombarment from the British. The result was a stalemate with the allies gaining very little ground. The casualties were estimated around 1,000,000 men, with around 23,000 being Australian men. Australia's involvement in the Battle of the Somme was to at first unlock Thiepval and then later on to halt the offensive at Sailly-Laurette. The battle ended on the 18th of November -
End of Battle of Verdun
The longest battle of the war is fought to a draw with an estimated one million casualties. -
Offensive at Chemin des Dames
French launch disastrous offensive at Chemin des Dames, advancing 500 yards at the cost of 250,000 plus casualties. -
Third battle of Ypres
Third Battle of Ypres results in minor gains, no breakthrough in the Western front at the cost of 700,000 casualties for both sides. -
Anerican Trench Warfare
American troops in France fire their first shot in trench warfare. -
German offensives pushed back by American troops
Germans launch five major offensives to win the war before American troops appear in the trenches. German advance is finally stopped -
End of war
At eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the war ends as Germany and Allies sign an Armistice. -
Peace treaty signed
Peace Treaty is signed by the Grman delegates and allies in Versailles -
Women allowed to vote
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which gives women the right to vote, is ratified. -
America supplies famine relief to Russia
American food aid helps save millions of famine victims in Russia
