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WW1

By Sierra123456

  • Archduke Franz and wife were assassinated

    • 28 June 1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne) and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia–Herzegovina

  • WW1 begins

    • 6 August 1914 - The Schlieffen Plan results in the German invasion of Belgium; World War I begins

  • Christmas Truce

    • December 1914 - Christmas Truce: soldiers from both sides come out of their trenches and share drinks and greetings on Christmas Eve

  • raid on Britain

    • January 1915 - First Zeppelin raid on Britain

  • Germans driven back from Ypres

    • April 1915 - - April 1915 - Germans driven back from Ypres (Belgium)

  • Landing at Gallipoli

    • 25 April 1915 - Landing at Gallipoli

  • U-boat sinks the Lusitania

    • May 1915 - German U-boat sinks the Lusitania, killing 1198 people including 128 Americans; this event contributes to decision of USA to enter the war

  • Battles of Lone Pine and the Nek

    August 1915 - Battles of Lone Pine and the Nek at Gallipoli

  • Evacuation from Gallipoli

    • December 1915 - Evacuation from Gallipoli

  • Battle of the Somme

    • July–November 1916 - Battle of the Somme; tanks are used for the first time

  • First conscription referendum in Australia

    • October 1916 - First conscription referendum in Australia; it is narrowly defeated

  • Stalemate continues

    • 1916 - Stalemate continues on the Western Front

  • USA joins war

    • April 1917 - USA joins the war

  • ommunist revolution

    • October 1917 - Communist revolution in Russia

  • Ludendorff Offensive begins in an attempt by Germans to break through the Allied lines

    • March 1918 - Ludendorff Offensive begins in an attempt by Germans to break through the Allied lines and end the war; it is Germany’s last major attack on the Western Front

  • ustralian troops recapture the town of Villers-Bretonneux

    • April 1918 - Australian troops recapture the town of Villers-Bretonneux

  • Start of Allied counter-offensive

    • August 1918 - Start of the Allied counter-offensive

  • Armistice (ceasefire) signed; end of World War I

    • November 1918 - Armistice (ceasefire) signed; end of World War I

  • Paris Peace Conference meets to decide the fate of Germany;

    • January–June 1919 - Paris Peace Conference meets to decide the fate of Germany; the Treaty of Versailles is drawn up