World war 1

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    world war 1

  • The assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand

    The assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand

    archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Bosnia by the black hand on June 28 1914.He got assassinated by his driver taking a wrong turn to a street and somebody walks to him and shoots him.
  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

    A month after the assassination of archduke franz Ferdinand the Austria Hungarian declares war on Serbia and in six days Europeans goes to war upon one another.
  • First Battle of Ypres

    First Battle of Ypres

    in the battle of the Ypers the British and french had a large offensive in the area around Ypres in the Belgian province of Flanders
  • Britain and France declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

    Britain and France declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

    The British and France declare war on ottoman empire because the British empire desire to have access to the vast oil fields of the middle east.
  • German zeppelin raids on Great Britain

    German zeppelin raids on Great Britain

    The zeppelin raid were called off in 1917 by which time 77 out of the 115 German zeppelins had been shot down or totally disabled.
  • Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I on the side of the Allies.

    Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering World War I on the side of the Allies.

    Italy resigned from the triple alliance and later declared war against Austria Hungary at midnight on may 23, At the start of the war Italian army killed less than 300,000 men
  • Great Britain and France secretly sign the Sykes-Picot Agreement

    Great Britain and France secretly sign the Sykes-Picot Agreement

    The secret treaty between the united kingdom and France was to define their mutually agreed spheres of influence and control in an eventual get away of the ottoman empire.
  • Battle of the Somme

    Battle of the Somme

    IN 1916 the battle of the Somme was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the first war saw the British army sustain 57,000 casualties , the bloodiest day in its history.
  • The U.S. Congress authorizes the Selective Service Act, initiating the first military draft since the Civil War.

    The U.S. Congress authorizes the Selective Service Act, initiating the first military draft since the Civil War.

    The us Congress authorizes the selective service act initiating the first military draft since the civil war on September 16 1940
  • Third Battle of Ypres

    Third Battle of Ypres

    The battle failed to be Haig objectives.It lasted over 100 days in that time the allies advanced about 5 miles for the loss of over 250000 soldiers killed.
  • The British capture Jerusalem from the Ottomans.

    The British capture Jerusalem from the Ottomans.

    After Turkish troops move out of the region after only a single days fighting officials of the Holy City of Jerusalem offer the keys to the city to encroaching British troops.
  • Bolsheviks murder the former czar of Russia, Nicholas II, and his family.

    Bolsheviks murder the former czar of Russia, Nicholas II, and his family.

    They were shot and bayoneted to death by Bolshevik revolutionaries under Yakov Yurovsky on the order of the Ural regional Soviet in Yekaterinburg.
  • Battle of Vittorio Veneto

    Battle of Vittorio Veneto

    The battle marked the end of the First World War on the Italian front and secured the end of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Italian lost 40,000 casualties Austro-Hungarian lost 30,000–80,000 casualties.
  • Germany is forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles

    Germany is forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles

    The German government had no choice,Representatives of the new parties in power the SPD and the Centre party signed the treaty on the 28 June 1919.They where forced to sign because financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies.
  • The treaty of Versailles

    The treaty of Versailles

    Because of a disagreement , Italy and the United States left the conference leaving the peace settlement to France and Britain.