Royal irish rifles ration party somme july 1916

WORLD WAR I

  • Assassination of the Arch duke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo

    Assassination of the Arch duke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, starting WWI

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    THE WAR OF MOVEMENT

  • The Ottoman Empire joins the Central Powers

  • Japan adheres to the Triple Entente

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    TRENCH WARFARE

  • Italia joins the Triple Entente (Treaty of London)

  • Bulgaria enters the war with the Central Power

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    The Battle of Verdun

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    Somme Offensive

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    THE WARS ENDS

  • Germany begins the submarine war

    Germany begins the submarine war
  • The United States enters the war

    The United States enters the war
  • Russia signs the armistice with the Central Powers

  • Wilson pronounces the speech on the 'Fourteen Points'

    Wilson pronounces the speech on the 'Fourteen Points'
  • Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk

    Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk
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    Hundred Days Offensive

  • Germany signs the armistice. The war is over.

    Germany signs the armistice. The war is over.
  • The Paris Conference

    The Paris Conference
  • The Treaty of Versailles with Germany

    The Treaty of Versailles with Germany