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The Triple Alliance is formed between Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary
The Triple Alliance was the military alliance including Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Italy. The three countries agreed to support each other if attacked by either France or Russia. The alliance was renewed every 5 years. The formation of The Triple Entente made the allaince want to get even bigger -
The Triple Entente is formed between Britian, France and Russia
The formation of the Triple Entente occured in 1907 including Britain, France and Russia. The entente was formed to fight the Triple Alliance. The Russian government was concerned that the Austria-Hungary would increase its empire. This made Russia make the entente larger in numbers -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia- Herzegovina
In 1914 Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by the Serbia Military. This event was a factor that lead to the first World War. The assassination was carried out by 5 Serbians and 1 Bosnian. The Austrian government were outraged with Serbia's decision to do this and were considering fighting back and starting a mini war. -
Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia
After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand Austria declared war on Serbia. The Triple Alliance worked together to attack Serbia. The rest of Europe was worried because they new a war would be coming. This event proved to be a kickstart to the world war that was coming. -
Germany declares war on Russia and France, world war 1 begins
Germany declared war on Russia and France the same day Britain declred war on them. This event officialy started World War 1. This war encouraged other countries such as Australia to join in. -
German sign a secret alliance with the Otterman Empire
The benefits of teh alliance was the strengthening of thOtterman Military. The Ottermans also gave the Germans a clear path to the Bristish colonies so they could attack. This made the countries/empires much stronger than they already were. This alliance proved beneficial because the Ottermans gave positions of the enemy. -
Britian declares war on Germany
Britain declred war on Germany because they invaded Belgium. Belgium were regarded to be a nuetral country. That is why Britain thought they had to take action. On the same day Germany declared war on Russia. -
The Battle of the Frontiers
The Battle of the Frontiers took place in France and in Southern Belguim. The battle was tough because of the collision of the German and the French plans. The French held strong on the border and held the Germans off. The germans flank failed because the French new exactly what they were doing. -
Trench warfare begins on the Western Front
On the Western Front the Germans and Turks we well equipt with grenades and ammunition. This gave them a massive advantage over the other countries. The countries fighting Turkey often were slaughtered by their heavy machine guns. -
Turkey enters the war on the side of the Germans
Turkey entered World War I on 28 October 1914 with the bombing of Russian Black Sea ports. This meant that the Russians had no ocean support. The Germans tried so hard to keep the Turks on their side. The Turkish had a great army and were hard to beat in any circumstances. -
The Anzacs withdraw from anzac cove
The Anzacs withdrew from Gallipoli in 1916. They had no other option because they were never going to Defeat the Turks. The Turkish had such a strong defence that the ANZACS could not gain any metres. The ANZACS lost many soilders. -
The Australian Imperial Force joins the fight against Germany
The First Australian Imperial Force was the main expeditionary force of the Australian Army during World War I. The first AIF included The Australian Flying Corps. A total of 331,814 Australians were sent overseas to serve the AIF. The AIF was a voluntrey force. -
The Battle of Somme
The Battle of Somme was the main allied attack on the Western Front. The battle took the lifes of 58,000 British troops (one third of their forces). The battle ran from 1 July until 18 November when it was called off. The attack happened upon a 30 kilometre radius, from north of the Somme river. -
The first referendum on conscription is held in Australia
Australain troops on the Western Front enlisted volunterily. As the casualties multiplied the Asutralain Governmen was notified. Britain needed 5500 soilders to serve on the Western Front to mantain a solid battle. Prime Minister Hughes decided to ask the people in a referendum if they would agree to a paln requiring men undergoing training to serve overseas -
The USA enters the war
When the war erupted in 1914 the USA tried to be a nuetrol country. The Bristish were pressuring the US into sending troops to the war. The US congress declared war on Germany in 1917. The USA were an important factor to the war because they had many resources that were unknown. -
Communist revolution in Russia
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a series of political and social protests in Russia. The revolt destoryed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Russian SFSR. The emperor was forced to change the government. This really effected Russia's infuence on the war b3ecause they were in a revolt. -
Australian troops recapture the town of Villers- Bretonneux in France
The Germans invaded Villers-Bretonneux in France after days of trying on the 24 April 1918. Orders for the immediate recapture of Villers-Bretonneux were met with a plan to launch an attack by two troop brigades. The unusual night attack began on the 24th and won nearly instantly. -
The Battle of Le Hamel
The Battle of Le Hamel was an engagement launched by the Allies on 4 July 1918. It was the latest in a series of local actions done by the Allies to end in success. It came at a time when the offensive morale of the German army was starting to fall to a low. -
The Armistice is signed: end of World War 1
The final Allies push towards the German border began on October 17, 1918. This happened at a time when Germany was starting to crumble. A German Republic was declared and peace was given to the Allies. At 5 AM on the morning of November 11 an armistice was signed in a r French forest near the front lines. There was no celebration on the Western Front because they all wanted to go home. -
The Paris Pearce Conference is held to decide the fate of Germany
The Conference took place in Paris during 1919 and involved diplomats from 32 countries and nationalities. The conference was about the victory of the Allies. The fate of the Germans was also talked about.
