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Austria-Hungría attacked Serbia
On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War. -
Alemania declared war on Russia and France
After two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long-held strategy, -
First Battle of Ypres
British lost a vast number of troops. -
France, Britain and Russia declared war on Turkey
Following the shelling of Russian ports Russia declared war on Turkey and her allies Great Britain and France also declared war. -
Unofficial Christmas Truce was announced
The Christmas truce was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front around Christmas 1914. -
Germany blocked the sea using submarines
U-boats sailed from their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea in the first submarine war patrol in history. -
The Gallipoli campaign
Was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia . -
British ocean liner Lusitania sunk
Killing 1, 198 people, including 139 Americans; Germany agress to stop submarine patrols to keep U.S. neutral. -
Italy declared war on Germany and Austria.
The Italian declaration opened up a new front in World War I, stretching 600 kilometers, along Italy’s border with Austria-Hungary. -
Conscription introduced in Britain.
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Battle of Verdun
This was a battle between the German and French armies. -
America enters the war.
The American entry into World War I , after two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the United States neutral during World War I. -
Battle of Jutland.
The German fleet leaves the safety of its ports in a bid to shell the English coast and attack an element of the British fleet. -
The Battle of the Somme
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USA declared war on Germany
This is the first appearence of USA in WW1 as they join the allies and declare war on Germany. -
The battle of Caporetto
During the battle of Caporetto the Austro-Hungarian forces backed up by the Germans were able to break the Italian front. -
Major offensive launched against the Western front by Britain.
Britain continue to launch major offences on the Western Front. -
Kaiser Wilhelm Abdicated
Upon being informed by his military advisers that the army could not be relied upon not to harm him Wilhelm abandoned the notion. -
The End
This date signifies the end of World War 1.The Armistice was signed. -
The Treaty of Versailles .
Officially ends WWI.
