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The Assasination of Arch of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
The assasination of Arch Duke Franz and his wife sophie were killed by serb nationalist ,'Gavrilo Princip' while on a formal visit to sarajevo. This outbreak basically started WW1. -
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World War 1
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Australia prepares to join war.
Labor leader Andrew Fisher declares Australians will defend Britain. -
Britain declares war on Germany
Britain declared war on Germany. This was said to be the official start of WW1. Belgium' s porta were close to the British coast and if Germany controlled Belgium it would have a serious threat to Britain. When Germany attacked France through Belgium, Britain declared war on Germany. -
The war in North Africa
A million people died in East Africa alone during the First World War. Because Britain they joined the war to fight with britain because they belived that it would stop Britain from taking over Africa. -
The War started in Africa
South Africa joined the war for few reasons along side of Britain. The were those in South Africa who thought in terms of a British defeat in World War One as this would end Britain domination of South Africa. -
The Battle of the Marne
Allied victory against the Germany army. This battle lasted till the 12th of September 1914. -
The Battle of the Bita Paka
The Battle of Bita Paka was fought south of Kabakaul, on the island of New Britain, and was a part of the invasion of German New Guinea (known as Papa New Guinea today) by the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. -
The Battle of the Ypres Salient
The Ypres salient was formed by the British, French, Canadian and Belgian colonie to creat defensive efforts against the German troops.The Ypres Salient is the area around Ypres in Belgium which was the scene of some of the biggest battles in World War I.In military terms, a salient is a battlefield that projects into enemy territory. the salient is surrounded by the enemy on three sides, making the troops occupying the salient vulnerable. -
Anzacs arrive at Anzac Cove
The Anzcas arrived at 4:15am at the North coast of Gallipoli. They arrived beachfront of the cliffs were the Turks and the Germans were prepared to fight. Three battleships arrived with many life boats and steamboats. -
Early attack to drive the Anzacs back to the beach
On the 27 April 1915, the 12 battalions of Mustafa Kemal's 19th Division, reinforced six battalions from the 5th Division and launched an attack to drive the six allied Australian soliders at Anzac cove back to the beach. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
The ship wasTorpedoed by a German U-boat U'20.
It sank North Atlantic Ocean. It was carrying 1,959 passengers, 1,198 passengers were killed leaving only 761 survivors. It sank in only 18 minuets after it was hit. It was a maiden voyage from liverpool to Newyork, when it was leaving from new york to liverpool May 7th 1915 it was hit twice by the German uboat. -
Truce came to Gallipoli to bury dead Anzacs
The Truce were a apart of the wars memorial campaign, who went to Gallipoli to bury the brave dead soilders. -
The allies start evacuation of Gallipoli
At about 1.40 pm on 13 November 1915 a small boat arrived at North Beach. Many life boats and steamboats came to the shore and the evacuation started. -
The official end of the battle of Gallipoli
This date is not very spoken of, but the Gallipoli War was officially over for the Anzcas. -
The Battle of the Verdun
The battle of the verdun lasted the longest in the whole WW1. The impact the battle had on the French Army was a primary reason for the British starting the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 in an effort to take German pressure off of the French at Verdun. -
The Battle of the Jutland
The battle of the Jutland was between the strong navies British and German. Many battleships had been lost for Britain also Germany. -
The Battle of the Somme
The battle of the somme, symboilsed a strong sign of the horrors of warfare. This battle seemed to outline trench warfare. This battle considered of Britain and France allies, who fought with Germany. -
The Battle of the fromelles
The Battle of Fromelles is widely regarded as a disaster for the Allies. It resulted from a plan to arrtract the Germans attention from the Somme, but historians estimate that 5,500 Australians and 2,000 British troops were killed or wounded. -
The Battle of the Vimy Ridge
Many historians have considered that the Canadian victory at Vimy a remarkable moment for Canada,left Britains sides . Canadian troops also earned a reputation as formidable, effective troops because of the stunning success. But it was a victory at a terrible cost, with more than 10,000 killed and wounded. -
The Battle of the Passchendale
As a part of the continuing Third Battle of Ypres on the Western Front, Australian, New Zealand and British troops were involved in an unsuccessful attempt to seize the Passchendaele Ridge from the defending Germans on 12 October 1917 -
The end of WW1
Finally, Germany slowly breaking apart pro-claimed a document declaring that they are not going to fight anymore. This day , a special one brought piece of fighting to most countries.
