ww1 events

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  • Triple Alliance is formed

    Triple Alliance is formed between Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary

  • Triple Entente is formed

    Triple Entente is formed between Britain, France and Russia

  • Franz Ferdinand is assassinated

    Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo

  • Austria-Hungary presents demands to Serbia

    Austria-Hungary presents 10 demands to Serbia

  • Serbia agrees to some demands

    Serbia agrees to only 9 of the 10 demands made by Austria-Hungary

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

  • Russia promises support

    Russia promises support for Serbia

  • Germany declares war

    Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declares war on France

    Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium

  • Britain declares war on Germany

    Britain declares war on Germany (Australia becomes involved)

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia

  • Japan declares war on Germany

    Japan (an ally of Britain) declares war on Germany

  • Battle of Tannenberg

    World War I battle fought at Tannenberg, East Prussia (now Stębark, Poland), that ended in a German victory over the Russians.

  • Trench warfare begins

    Trench warfare begins on the Western Front

  • Turkey enters the war

    Turkey enters the war on the side of Germany

  • First Zeppelin raid on Britain

    First Zeppelin raid on Britain

  • Sinking of the RMS Lusitania

    The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany.

  • Italy enters the war

    Italy enters the war on the side of the Triple Entente

  • Withdrawal of the ANZACs from Gallipoli

    The evacuation of Anzac Cove began on 15 December, with 36,000 troops withdrawn over the following five nights.
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    The Somme

    The Somme was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire.

  • The Armistice is signed

    The Armistice is signed and the war ends