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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist in Sarajevo in their car. -
Austria declared war on Serbia
World War I begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. as Russia was allied with Serbia, Russia and France mobilised their troops. -
Germany declared war on Russia and France
Germany entered into World War I on August 1, 1914, when it declared war on Russia. but first, they attacked Paris with its main army from the north on August 3rd. -
British declaration of war
The declaration was a result of German refusal to remove troops from neutral Belgium. because of the Treaty of London that UK, France, and Prussia have signed in 1839. -
Japan declared war on Germany
the alliance with Great Britain, signed in 1902, made Japan declare war on Germany in the name of the Emperor Taisho. -
Battle of Tannenberg
World War I battle fought at Tannenberg, East Prussia; ended in German victory over Russia. On the Russian side, thousands of men died and 125,000 taken prisoners. also on the German side, 13,000 men were killed. -
First Battle of Masurian Lakes
Germany pushed the Russian First Army back across its entire front, eventually ejecting it from Germany. over 100,000 Russians were taken prisoner. -
Canada and the Second Battle of Ypres
It was the first major battle fought by Canadian troops in the Great War. this war is also known as the first gas attack of the First World War. Germany tried one of their new weapon in this war. they released more than 160 tonnes of the gas from thousands of canisters arranged along German lines. -
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Battle of Verdun
This battle was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of the First World War. this battle happened in Verdun, France. French casualties amounted to about 400,000, German ones to about 350,000. -
Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle of the First World War. it happened in the north sea between Germany and the British involving 250 ships and around 100,000 men. -
Battle of Mount Sorrel
Between 2 and 14 June, more than 1,100 Canadians were killed at Mount Sorrel, with more than 2,000 men missing. Thousands more were injured; in total, 8,430 Canadian men were killed, wounded, or reported missing. The Germans suffered 5,765 men killed, injured, or missing. the result was Inconclusive. -
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was one of the deadliest battles in the First World War. because the Battle was concentrated in a small area. more than 19,000 soldiers killed on the first day of the battle alone on the British side. -
First Aeroplane raid
It was the first air raid on London by Germany. they wanted to make the British air force to protect the home instead of attacking German air force. -
Battle of Amiens
This battle was allied victory and helped bring an end to World War 1. the Allies launched an attack in August 1918 with a force of 75,000 men, more than 500 tanks and nearly 2,000 planes.
