28th June 1914

Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinandassassinated in Sarajevo by Serbiananarchist Gavrilo Princip.

5th July 1914

Kaiser William II promises Germansupport for Austria against Serbia.

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The weapons they used were rifles, machineguns, tanks andplanes.

1tAuust 1914

On the ]StofAugust 1914 four daysafter Austria-Hungary had declaredwar on Siberia, Germany declaredwar on Russia. As the sun rose two

serious demands were made byGermany. On the 3]stofJuly 1914 at19:00, Germany asked ifFrancewould stay out of the waiç ifGermany and Russia went to war.They wanted an answer by 13.00 thenext day (18 hours later). Two dayslater Germany declared war onFrance.

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Germany declares war on France and

invades Belgium

On the 3rd of August 1914 Germany declared war on

France and invaded Belgium. They did this because

they wanted to implement the Schlieffen plan. The

Schlieffen plan is a tactic that Germany had been

planning long before 1914. German men crossed the

Belgian frontier and attacked Liege. This created the

battle of Liege. They advanced to Liege in a right

flanking move which was designed to defeat the

French - as a result of this Britain declared war on

Germany.

4th August 1914Britain declares war on Germany.

23 August 1914

On the 23rd August 1914 Japan (atthe time led by OkumaShigenobu) joined World War 1 onthe side of the allied forces. Theyjoined the war to get more money(as they knew the aLlies wouldwin), they thought they wouldkeep seized enemy positions andthey had a treaty with Britain in1902. Their most important rolein the war was seizing the sealanes.

6th September 1914Battle of Marne started.

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On the 5th of July, Kaiser Wilhelmpromised the Germans that hewould support Austria againstSerbia. The promise Kaiser madewas an important moment leadingup to the outbreak of World War 1.

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1 8th October 1914First battle of Ypres.

29th of October 1914

Turkey joins GermanyOn the 29t1 of October 1914 Turkey

joined Germany because they wantedrevenge on the Balkans for their defeat inthe Balkan war. They were also enemies ofBritain and Russia because Britain andRussia did not allow Turkey oil. On theof November 1914 Russia declared war onTurkey and on the 5’ of November Britainand France declared war on Turkey. Thisis how Turkey came to participate in thewar in the central powers.

29th 1914Trench warfare started to dominateWestern Front.

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On Christmas eve all of the soldiersstopped fighting and sang carols. Theyalso played games and they were friendsover Christmas. They did all of this onNo man’s land. No man’s land is a placeof peace and quiet. On no man’s landthey placed all the dead bodies. It wascalled No man’s land because it does notbelong to anyone. On Christmas daythey heard the German trench singingto a band. Also the Germans andBritain’s went to No man’s land to playsome football. After Christmas day theywent back to their trenches to have waragain.

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19th February-l5th March 1917

In order to fight the war, the U.S. hadto mobilize an army. World War 1was also known as ‘The Great War’.When Germany began violatingneutral rights, the issue was life anddeath. The British began to preparetheir plan of attack which began inearly April 1917. The United Statesjoined the allies in 1917.

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10th March 1915Stalemate on the Western Front.

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25th April 1915Battle of Gallipoli In Turkey.

7th MayThe British passenger ship, theLusitania, is sunk by a German U-Boat’storpedoes.

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The first Zeppelin raid on London.3lth May 1915

1915Women take up men ‘s jobs at home,such as working on trains and buses.

27th JanuaryConscription introduced in Britain.

1916

21st February 1916The Battle of Verdun begins.

31th May 1916The Battle of Jutland.

1st July 1916Start of the Battle of the Somme.

7th December 1916David Lloyd George becomes theBritish Prime Minister.

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The Great German wfthdrawal begins!19th February 15th March 1917

6th April 1917The United States join the war to assistBritain and its allies.

17th July 191British Royal Family change theirsurname to Windsor

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6th November 1917Britain launched a major offensive onthe Western Front.

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8th August 1918

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On August 8th 1918 the battle ofAmiens began. The allies triedto push the enemy back. Thisevent was later described asthe black day of the Germanarmy. The plan was to attackthe enemy in a “big push” andeventually break through theHindenburg line (which was theGerman defensive line). By theend of the battle Germany hadretreated and signed thearmistice that signalled the endof thewar.

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powers push Germany into retreat. It wasknown as the “black day of the Germanarmy.” The second battle of Ameinsbegins. Thousands of the Germanssurrender. The German trenches arebreached. Canadian and Australian troops(plus 600 tanks) shatter German forcesand reach the Hindenburg line. (TheHindenburg line was a German defensiveposition of world war 1). The German menretreat.

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