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the triple alliance is formed
the triple alliance is formed betweem germany italy and austria-hungary -
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ww1
key dates of ww1 -
Britains dominance
by this time the British had the strongest naval army -
British Colonies
Colonies such as Australia, New Zealeand and India were brought onto the Triple Entente because they were british colonies and had to go to war and Japan had signed a peace treaty with britain that ment they would be brought into the conflict if war broke out in europe -
the triple entente
the triple entente (the allies) were formed between Britan, France and russia -
the race for power
Both britain and Germany war ships called Dreadnoughts at this time Britain had 7 Germany had 5 -
Dreadnoughts Britain had 15 Germany had 10
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Dreadnought numbers Britain 30 Germany 17
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Australia promised Britan 50000 thousands troops to fight with them in the war
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about 65 million men went to war over 8 million never returned and more then half were injured
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the assination
Archduke FRanz Ferdinand (heir to Austro-Hungarian throne) and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo Bosnia-herzegovina -
Austria-Hungary presents 10 demands to Serbia
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Serbia only aggrees to 9 of the demands
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Austria- Hungary war
Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia -
Russia promises support for Serbia
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germany declares war
Germany declares war on Russia and France -
Germany invades belgium
This breaks their netrual statues and makes them go to war with eachother -
Britan at war
Britan declares war on germany -
Australia Canada and newzealend enter the war
they entered the war on the side of the triple Entente -
Britain declares war on Germny which brings Australia into the war
because of Australias aliance with brittan once they join the war so does Australia -
Autralia takes action
19th August - Australia sends small expeditionary force to capture the German colonies in the southwest pacific and neutralise German naval wireless communications. -
Japan declares war on Germany
because Japan were an ally of Britain they also went to war with Germany -
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Stalemate
French and British armies halt the germans in Belgium and France -
The western front
TRench Warfare on the western front begins -
Turkey
Turkey enters the war on the side of Germany -
HMAS Sydney
HMAS Sydney sinks the German raider Emden. -
The Anzacs
The Anzacs (Autralia and New Zealand ) land in Gallipoli -
Italy joins the war on the side of the Triple Entente
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Withdrawl
The ANZACS withdrawl from Gallipoli -
The AIF
The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) joins the fight against Germany ont the Western Front -
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The battle of Somme
Tanks are used for the first time -
The first reperendum on conscription is held in Australia
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Fighting continues on the western front
battles are fought at Passchendaele, Ypres, Pozieres and Bullecourt -
Usa enters the war
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Communist revolution in Russia
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Russia sign a peace treaty to pull out of ww1
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The Ludendorf offence begins
An final attempt from the German armis to break through the allies lines and win the war -
Australian troops recapture the town of Villers-Bretonneux
costing over 1200 Australian troops -
The battle of Le Hamel
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The battle of Amiens begins
this day will later become the "black day for the german army" -
The Armistice (ceasfire) is signed the end of world war 1
