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Start of WW1
Francis ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo- http://goo.gl/9R4bA more info: http://goo.gl/b2bmR9 -
Serbia prepares
Austria-Hungary, with the backing of Germany, delivers an ultimatum to Serbia. The Serbs propose arbitration as a way to resolve dispute, but also begin mobilization of their troops.- http://goo.gl/9R4bA more info: http://goo.gl/zZuFBN -
Austria vs. Serbia
Austria declared war on Serbia, and the next day Austrian warships bombard Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- http://goo.gl/iUfFv more info: http://goo.gl/4hIZI5 -
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womens right in ww1
WWI helped bring about the emancipation of women. Women took over many traditionally male jobs and showed that they could perform them just as well as men. In 1918, most women over the age of 30 were given the vote in the British parliamentary elections. Two years later, the 19th amendment granted American women the vote.- http://facts.randomhistory.com/world-war-i-facts.html video: http://youtu.be/HwOGK0xUHp4 more info: http://goo.gl/TaYm3l -
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ww1 begins
Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War I.-http://goo.gl/fiVnvT more info: http://goo.gl/B2AE2c -
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RUSSIANS ARE DEFEATED AT BATTLE OF TANNENBERG
On the eastern front, Germans shatter the Russian Second Army and take over 92,000 prisoners at the Battle of Tannenberg.- https://theworldwar.org/explore/interactive-wwi-timeline video: https://goo.gl/5PGZCV more info: http://goo.gl/BfkGqu -
FIRST BATTLE OF YPRES
ENTRENCHED ALLIES FIGHT OFF GERMAN ASSAULT
As the armies tried to out flank each other, they extended their lines to the English Channel and began trench warfare. Ypres, a Belgian city and communications hub, was essential to both sides. In the First Battle of Ypres, entrenched Allies fight off German assault. Germans give up their offensive by November 24 as winter and stormy weather set in.-
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The unofficial truce
On Christmas Eve, 1914, both sides declared an unofficial truce and sang Christmas carols to each other. Football matches were played in no-man’s land (the area between the German and British) trenches, and German and British soldiers exchanged food and souvenirs. The ceasefire was known as the Christmas Truce. The following Christmas, sentries on both sides had orders to shoot any soldier who did this.- http://goo.gl/YpioJL video: http://goo.gl/tRjQtE more info: http://goo.gl/whDjCe -
"War Zone"
Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain, essentially effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets.- http://goo.gl/HOZv8F more info: http://goo.gl/PZuVkP -
The Gallipoli campaign
1915-16 The Dardanelles Campaign begins/The Gallipoli campaign. was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I.- http://goo.gl/HOZv8F video: http://goo.gl/R5Qc0t more info: http://goo.gl/3M0Lvp -
Ypres 2
The Second Battle of Ypres begins. It is during this battle that the Germans first use poison gas.-http://goo.gl/HOZv8F video•http://youtu.be/RW_LXxBrDqQ more info: http://goo.gl/Xpg8mL -
Germans Fire
The Germans fire shells filled with chlorine gas at Allied lines. This is the first time that large amounts of gas are used in battle, and the result is the near-collapse of the French lines. However, the Germans are unable to take advantage of the breach.- http://goo.gl/fiVnvT more info: http://goo.gl/Nq6ca2 -
The Lusitania
16 days before the ship RMS Lusitania set sail, Germany published a warning in the New York Times that they would sink the ship if it set sail to Britain. They went anyway and 1198 people died. This brought the US into the war.- http://goo.gl/TfuSJ5 video: http://goo.gl/m3W0ii more info: http://goo.gl/5nlBVR -
Zeppelin bombing-http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/WW1_timeline.htm
Zeppelin airships dropped bombs on france.
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Friendly Fire!!!
British forces use gas in battle near Loos, but shifting winds cause 60,000 British casualties.- http://www.worldwar-1.net more info: http://goo.gl/jQKSqX -
Lets start a riot
•Riots in Austria-Hungary forced down the price of grain and flour as set by the government.-http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1916_world_war_one.htm extra-http://www.firstworldwar.com/onthisday/1916_01_01.htm -
Battle of the Somme commenced-http://goo.gl/xYkf8i
video: http://goo.gl/elOnBH
with a predominately British force clambering out of its trenches and crossing No Man's Land under withering German machinegun and artillery fire. The attack soon stalled and deteriorated into disaster. On that day the British suffered almost 60,000 casualties making it the bloodiest day in British military history. -http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/somme.htm -
Tanks
The first use of tanks in the battle of somme.-http://goo.gl/xYkf8i extra-http://goo.gl/nIX3yy -
Oswald Boelcke
Oswald Boelke was killed in action. Boelke was credited with introducing new tactics that gave the German Air Force greater aerial dominance. -http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1916_world_war_one.htm extra-http://acepilots.com/wwi/ger_boelcke.html -
Breaking ties
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The Selective Service Act
To increase the size of the U.S. Army during WWI, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which was also known as the conscription or draft, in May 1917. By the end of the war, 2.7 million men were drafted. Another 1.3 million volunteered.- http://facts.randomhistory.com/world-war-i-facts.html more info: http://goo.gl/cJ3Yu1 -
British under the Messines Ridge
British explode 19 large mines under the Messines Ridge- http://goo.gl/l4wbaV more info: http://goo.gl/hy7oK0 -
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W.front Passchendaele
The operation commanded by the French General, Nivelle, went wrong and caused the loss of many French soldiers. Haig protested to the British government and advocated trying his own scheme for a breakthrough. At the resulting battle of Passchendale, Haig broke his promise to call off the battle if the first stage failed because he did not want to lose face with the government.- video: http://youtu.be/TGVmOS9yM
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USSR withdraws
USSR withdraws from the War
Russian revolutionaries setup a Communist goverment, attempting to make peace with the Central Powers.- http://goo.gl/et7Yp more info: http://goo.gl/SIfV89
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End of war
The war was ended with the signing of an Armistice in the French town Redonthes, at 11 am.-
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Russia leaves
Russia withdrew from the war because of the Bolshevik revolution.- http://www.ibuzzle.com/articles/world-war1-timeline.html more info: http://goo.gl/vyoEx2 -
The Battle of the Vardar
The Battle of the Vardar is fought against the Bugarians by Serb, Czech, Italian, French and British forces. The Meuse-Argonne offensive begins. this will be the final Franco-American offensive of the war.- http://www.worldwar-1.net
