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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
In Sarajevo in 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist by the name of Gavrilo Principé. -
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Course of the War
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Germany promises support to Austria-Hungary
Kaizer Wilhelm of Germany promises Austria-Hungary aid if an invation on Serbia were to happen -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary and Serbia are now officially at war. Austria-Hungary with the backing of Germany and Serbia with the backing of both France and Russia. -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany declares war on Serbias ally Russia. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany declares war on France and invades neutral Belgium and Germany is implementing the Schlieffen plan. -
Britain declares war on Germany
The first country of the Triple Entente declares war on a country of the Triple Alliance. -
Turkey joins war on Germany`s side
When ths happens, Trench Warfare is introduced to the war -
First German zeppelin raid on Britain
A new way of warfare is introduced, aerial strikes. -
Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles
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Allied troops landed in Gallipoli
Allied troops invades Turkey -
The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat
The Lusitania is unprovaktively sunk by German submarines. The event causes many soldiers to sign up for the army. -
Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
The former member of the Triple Alliance, Italy, declares war on their former allies Germany and Austria-Hungary, joining the Allied side of the war. -
Tsar Nicholas II leaves for the eastern front
The Tsar of Russia leaves his country in the power of the Tsarina and Rasputin in order to lead his army through a series of defeats. -
Start of the Battle of Verdun
The start of the wars most dissastrous battle comences. Both sides suffer great casualties. -
Start of the Battle of the Somme
The second most bloody battle starts in Somme, France. -
Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister
Lloyd George gets elected for Prime Minister. -
Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started
One of the wars "taboos" is put in use after some time with concenting agreement stating not to use the type of warfare. -
USA declared war on Germany
One of the most significant changes of the war happens when USA enters the war on the Allied side. -
France launched an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front
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Britain launched a major offensive on the Western Front
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Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
Lenin had an agreement with Germany should he succeed in his revolution he would pull Russia out of the war. And so it went. This caused Germany to only have to fight on one front. -
Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks
Breakthrough for the Brits against the Turks. -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.
Lenin pulls Russia out of the war as he had promised Germany and avoided more defeats on the eastern front. Bad news for the Allies. -
The advance of the Allies was successful
The German army was slowly startong to collapse and Germany realized what way the war was going. -
Germany asked the Allies for an armistice
The Germans are now pleading for an armistice between themselves and the Allies. The battles are now starting to stop. The word although, didnt travel that quickly, so it was still battles going on. -
Turkey made peace
Turkey has now made peace with the Allies and is out of the war. -
Austria made peace
Austria has now made peace with the Allies. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated
The Kaiser was forced to abdicate just before the war ended. -
World War I officially over
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War I.
