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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
On 28th of June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was next in line for the Austrian throne, was assassinated with his wife by Gavrilo Princip - a Bosnian Serb in Sarajevo. -
Austria declared war on Serbia.
On 29th July 1914 Austria declared war on Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
Germany declared war on Russia.
On 1st of August 1914 Germany declared war on Russia. -
Germany declared war on France, invading Belgium.
On 3rd of August 1914 Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. -
Britain declared war on Germany.
On the 4th of August Britain declared war on Germany. -
Battle of Ypres
Ypres is a small town in Belgium and was an easy target because it provided strategic advantage to both the British and German forces. This battle went on for four years 1914-1918. -
Battle Of Gallipoli.
The battle of Gallipoli was an unsuccessful attemp by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia in Wolrd War One. -
Battle of Verdun
This battle is considered to be the greatest and lengthiest ever. It was estimated that around 700,000 casulties - meaning either dead, wounded and missing. -
Battle of Somme
The Battle of Somme took place around the river, in France, called Somme. It started on 1 July 1916 and finished on 18 November 1916. It strated because of Today, it is considered the worst battle of World War One. -
USA declared war on Germany
The US was concernered that if the Germans became victorious that they would attack the American shipping. -
Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele, also referred to as the Third Battle of Ypres, was a major offensive carried out by the Allied troops in West Flanders between July and November 1917. -
Western Front
The Western Front was the name the Germans gave to a series of trenches that ran 700 kilometres from the Belgian coast to the Swiss border. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II Abdicated.
Kaiser Wilhelm II was advised to abdicate and leave power for the civilians by a gentleman named Ludendorff so as to end the suffering of the German population. -
The official end of the World War 1.
On 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 1918 Germany signed an armistice with the Allies.
