-
Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassinated
-
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
world war one begins -
Germany declares war with Russia
-
invasions
Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium
France invades Alsace while British forces arrive in france -
Germany declares war with France
Germany sends troops into Belgium attempting to execute the Schleiffen plan -
British deceleration of war
Germany refused to withdraw from Belgium Britain declares war on Germany -
japan declares war on Germany
-
battle of Masurian lakes
germany vs russia germany lost but took 100,000 russian prisoners -
turkey enters the war
turkey joins the war on the side of the central powers to help germany launch a naval attack on russia -
russia declares war on turkey
because of assisting germany in the war russia goes against turkey -
britian and france declare war on turkey
backing russia as allies france and britain declare war on turkey -
zeppelins
the first zeppelins appeared over the English coast -
winston churchill resigns
Winston Churchill resigns and returns to the military as a battalion commander -
zeppelin bombing
Zeppelin air ships drop bombs for the first time on Yarmouth -
Poision gas used for the first time
Germany fires poison gas for the first time claiming thousands of British lives -
Lusitania is sunk
united states is outraged when a ship carrying thousands of american citizens is bombed by Germany -
Italy
Italy enters the war on the side of the allies -
romania joins the war
romania joins the war on the side of the allies -
Battle of Verdun
The Germans mounted an attack on the French at Verdun -
First Aeroplane raid
Germany does its first air raid over London -
Lloyd George Prime Minister
His war cabinet unlike that of his predecessor met every day -
W. Front Cambrai
The British took a large force of tanks across the barbed wire and machine gun posts at Cambrai -
New war commander
Lloyd George who had never trusted his war minister’s ability to direct the war persuaded the Cabinet to appoint the French General Nivelle as supreme war commander -
Churchill Minister of Munitions
Lloyd George decided that he wanted Churchill in the Cabinet Churchill was duly appointed Minister of Munitions -
USA declares war on Germany
The United States of America declared war on Germany in response to the sinking of US ships -
RAF Formed
royal flying corp and royal naval service joined to form the royal air force -
Allies recover France and Belgium
The allies had taken almost all of German occupied France and part of Belgium -
Armistice with Turkey
The allies had successfully pushed the Turkish army back and the Turks were forced to ask for an armistice -
Hindenberg line collapsed
By the beginning of November the allies had pushed the Germans back beyond the Hindenberg line -
Kaiser abdicated
Kaiser Wilhelm II is abdicated -
Armistice signed
11 am in the French town of Redonthes the Armistice was signed bringing the war to an end
