World War I

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  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Assasination

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Assasination
    On 28 June 1914, while many people lined
    the streets of Bosnia-Herzegovina to welcome the royal couple, a Serb nationalist by
    the name of Gavrilo Princip took the opportunity to show his
    feelings towards their imperial rulers. During the parade, he
    shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie

  • Austria–Hungary presents 10 demands to Serbia

    TheAustrians issued a series of 10 harsh demands to Serbia.
    Serbia agreed to nine of the demands, but to accept all
    would have meant that Serbia lost any real independence, so
    negotiations broke down.

  • austria-hungary declares war on Serbia

    austria-hungary declares war on Serbia
    Exactly one month after the assassination, Austria–
    Hungary declared war on Serbia

  • russia promises support for serbia

    Serbia turned to its ally Russia for support. Russia was also a Slavic nation and promised to protect Serbia against Austria–
    Hungary and its ally in the Triple Alliance, Germany

  • Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium

    Germany implemented the Schlieffen Plan

  • Britain declared war on Germany

  • Russia was defeated at Tannenburg and MasurianLakes.

  • Battle of the Marne started

    250,000 French soldiers were lost and the Germans lost about the same

  • The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place

    The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place

  • troops landed in Gallipoli

    troops landed in Gallipoli
    the ANZACS and the english landed in Gallipoli

  • Italy declared war on Germany and Austria

  • The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians

    The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians

  • Conscription introduced in Britain

    Conscription introduced in Britain
    Not enough men wanted to join the army so Britan made it a law that the male population had to fight to 'Save thier country.'

  • British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia

  • The Battle of the Somme

    The Battle of the Somme
    the British Army had suffered 420,000 casualties including nearly 60,000 on the first day alone. The French lost 200,000 men and the Germans nearly 500,000.

  • USA declared war on Germany

  • Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front

  • Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks

  • Austria made peace

  • Turkey made peace