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Creation of the two rival alliances
The Triple Entente consiting of England, France and Russia against the Triple Alliance consiting of Italy, Austria-Hungaray and Germany -
Italy joins the other side
Italy joins TTE decalres war on Germany and Austria -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
On june 28th 1914 Archduke Franz Fredinand of Austria, heir to the throne, and his wife, Sophie Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, one of the group of six assassins. The assassination led directly to the first world war when Austria-Hungary the declared war on serbia. -
Britain declares war on Germany
Britain declares war on Germany -
Russia helps Serbia
Russia decides to help Serbia against Austria in an attempt to weaken their influence on the Balkans -
start of WW1
WW1 started because Austria declared war on Serbia because of the assassination od Archduke Francis Ferdinand. -
Declaring war
28th July, 1914Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany declares war on Russia -
August 3rd
Germany declares war on France -
The western Front
Germans planted 700 kilometers of trenches. from Belgian coast to the Swiss boarder. The Germans called this the Western Front -
War is declared
-Austria-hungary declares war on Russia-Serbia declares war on Germany -Montenegro declares war on Austria-Hungary -
Battle of the Marne and the Battle of Tannenberg
Battle of he Marne the German offensive gets halted 18 miles before Paris. Both parties start to dig themselves in and trench warfare begins.Also, Battle of TannenbergOn the East front German troops were pushed back but they succeeded in a massive defeat of part the Russian Army at Tannenberg -
First Battle of Ypres
This was a first world war battle fought around Ypres, in western Belgium during october and November 1914. The battle was part of the First battle of Flanders in which German, France, Belgian and British armies fought from Arras in Fance to Nieuport on the Belgain coast. -
Turkey enters
Tukery enters the war in support of Germany -
Gallipoli Campaign
Gallipoli Campaign was an unsuccessful attempt by the allied power to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during WW1.
The campaign began with a failed naval attack by britsh and french ships on the Dardanelles straits in Febuary-March 1915.
And they continued with a major land invasion of Gallipoli peninsula on April 25th, with British and french troops aswell as troops from Australia and New Zealand Amry Corps ANZAC
Australia joined Gallipoli because they where an allie of Britan. -
Gallipoli Campaign Part 2
It was a fail as Australia snuck out in the middle of the night, leaving booby traps to make it seem like they where still there. -
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February-18 December 1916 the First Worl War on the Western front between the German and French armies. -
Battle of the Somme
The battle of the Somme was a battle of the first world war fought by British and the French empires against the Greman Empire. It was between 1 July and 18 November 1916. It was one of the largest battles of WW1, because more than 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed. it was one of the most bloodiest fights in human history -
Battle of Fromelles
This battle was a military operation on the Western front during WW1. from 19-20 July 1916 -
Battle of Vimy Ridge
This was a military engagement fought as part of the battle of arras during WW1. the battle took place from 9-12 april 1917, which was part of the opening phase of the british led battle of arras and attack for the French -
Battle of Passchendaele
This was a battle of world war one, fought by by the allies of WW1 against the german empire. the battle took place on the Western front from july-november 1917
