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The Alliance in Europe
The United Kingdom, France and Russia had a triple entente whilst Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy had their Triple Alliance -
The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife
Franz Ferdinand was an archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and the Hungary and Bohemia Royal Prince. When he and his wife were assassinated it seemed to be one of the main causes of World War I. After this happened the European powers were at war. -
Militarism in WWI
Militarism was one of the other main causes of World War I. Militarism denoted military expenditure, naval forces and military increase, more influence of the military people upon the civilian government policies and a force preference as problem solutions to have a rise. -
Imperialism in WWI
By the start of World War I, Imperialism was something in which the Western powers had themselves established competitively on each of the continents. -
The Beginning of World War I
During the start of the war it had some of the causes such as the alliances and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife. During the whole war from 1914-1918 over 17 million people were killed. -
The prime ministerial response
The war was declared by Great Britain in Germany. After this happened Joseph Cook who was the Prime Minister of Australia sent an important cablegram to the government of Britain. -
The movement of armies in Western Europe
The movement of armies had over seven armies. The Germans, Belgian, French and British were the key parts of the movement. Each of them had their own deployments, advance's and retreats. Alexander von Kluck was the first army, Karl von Bülow was the second army, Maz von Hausen was the third army, Duke Albrecht was the fourth army, Crown Prince Wilhelm was the fifth army, Crown Prince Rupprecht was the sixth army and Josias von Heeringen was the seventh army. -
The Australian and Imperial Force (AIF)
The AIF was an Australian Army which was the main expeditionary force in World War I in the Australian Army. It became a part of the War at the time when Britain declared the war in Germany. It became a part of an infantry division and one of the light horse brigades. -
Battle of Tannenburg
Was a Battle fought between Germany and Russia until 30th of August 1914 throughout the first month of the World War I. Its combatants were the Russian Empire and the German Empire. The Battle had a result in the complete destruction of the Russian Second Army and the suicide of Alexander Samsonov who was it's commanding General. -
First Battle of the Marne
The Battle of Marne was one of the War's battles until the 12th of September 1914. It had an Allied victory as a result against the army of the German's -
Nationalism and Alliances in WWI
Nationalism in World War I is known as one of the major effects because it is expressed when nations regard themselves as superior to another nation and this was extreme nationalism. Germany and France were one of the main parts of Nationalism and Alliances. Germany with Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire had an Alliance but as a triple alliance. -
The time between 1900 and 1914
The time between 1900 and 1914 in the Western countries was increasing in having technology, mass production, art's and sciences, communication technologies and the growth of cities being manufactured in being changed. -
The main theatre of war (The Western Front)
During World War 1 from 1914 to 1918, The Western Front became the main theatre of war. When the outbreak of war happened, in August 1914. The Germany Army opened it up by taking over Belgium and Luxembourg. The Western Front was located in Alsace, Belgium and France. -
The Naval Arms Race
By 1914, Britain had massively stayed out of European affairs for 100 years. Despite the France and Russia agreement, Britain still wasn't obliged to be in a future war to fight. -
Sir Harry Chauvel
Harry Chauvel was a senior officer of the Australian Imperial Force who went to Gallipoli and also did things during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in World War I in the Middle Eastern Theatre. He was one of the main leaders of the Australian Light Horse. -
First Battle of Ypres
The First Battle of Ypres took place around Ypres on the Western Front during October and November in western Belgium in 1914. The Battle was a part of the First Battle of Flanders in which Belgian, French and German armies and the British Expeditionary Force fought from Arras, France to the Belgian Coast in Nieuport. -
AIF sails from Australia to Europe
The first contingent of Australian and New Zealand people sail from Western Australia Albany, bound to Egypt. -
The Gallipoli Campaign
The Campaign of Gallipoli was a campaign in World War I and took place during all the people who sailed across to the Gallipoli Peninsula in the Ottoman Empire between 1915 on the 25th of April and in 1916 on the 9th of January. -
Second Battle of Ypres
Throughout the second battle of Ypres it was fought from the 22nd of April 1915 for control of the Ypres Flemish town strategic in Western Belgium. It ended on the 25th of May 1915 -
The landing of Gallipoli
The Australians and the Allied troops land on the peninsula of Gallipoli. -
The Allies's evacuation of Gallipoli
When the Allies evacuated Gallipoli it happened during the Gallipoli campaign. Steamboats came to pick up and take the allies home and Anzac and Suvla were abandoned. On the 8th of January 1916 the Gallipoli campaign came to an end -
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was one of World War one's longest and largest battles between the French and German armies on the Western Front. It took place on the hill's north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in France on the north-eastern way. -
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a battle of World War I and was the biggest War in World War I -
Battle of Fromelles
The Battle of Fromelles was military operation by the British during World War I on the Western Front and it was subsidiary to the Battle of the Somme. It was the first battle fought by the troops from Australia on the Western Front. -
Battle of Pozières
The Battle of Pozières was a two-week strive for the Pozières French village as well as the ridge which stands up and the subsequent fight for Mouquet Farm to the villages north and it happened throughout the middle stages of the Battle of the Somme in the same year. -
The War in 1916
In 1914, the year was marked by trench warfare was noted by trench warfare. Then in 1915, it brought more change in such as new weapons were used. Some of the weapons were gas and flamethrowers. -
Battle of Magdhaba
The Battle of Magdhaba took place during the Defence of Egypt section throughout the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during World War 1. The Anzac Mounted Division's attack took place against an entrenched Ottoman Army garrison to the east and south of Bir Lahfan in the Sinai desert. -
Battle of Arras
The Battle of Arras was a Western Front British offensive during World War I. It ended on the 16th of May 1917. During the time British troops charged German defences on the Western Front near the french city of Arras. -
The Australian Light Horse
The Australian Light Horse were an army of troopers in World War 1. They had their horses as their transports to battlefields. The Australian Light Horse mostly became a big part of World War 1 on the Battle of Beersheba. -
The Battle of Beersheba
When the Battle of Beersheba began the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) charged and caught the Yildirim Army Group garrison at Beersheba. The Egyptian Expeditionary Force had the victory. It started the Southern Palestine Offensive of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War 1 -
Second Battle of the Marne
In the second Battle of the Marne became the last major offensive of German's during the first World War on the Western Front. It ended on the 6th of August 1918. -
Second Battle of the Somme
In the second Battle of the Somme it took place on the Western Front during World War I from the end of summer, in the river's basin. It began with the opening of the Second Battle of Bapaume. -
The end of WWI
World War I ended at 11am on the 11th of November. Germany had an armistice to be signed that was prepared by Britain and France.
