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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assasinated
He held significant infleunce over the military. In 1913 he was made inspector general of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces. On the 28th of June 1914 he and his wife were assasinated by a member of Young Bosnia. This assasination led to the July Crisis, which ended in Austro-Hungary declaring war against Serbia and both their allies doing the same. -
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The July Crisis
It was a series of interrelated diplomatic and military escalations among th major Powers of Europe in the summer of 1914. It was caused by the assasination of Archiduke Franz Ferdinand -
End of the Armed Peace
The Armed Peace was a was a period in the political history of Europe from the end of the Franco-Prussian War to the start of World War I. -
Austro-Hungary declares war on Serbia
A month after Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. -
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World War I
WWI is a common abbreviation for it. It was fought between two coalitions, the first of which was the Allies, which members were France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and their respective colonial empires. The United States joined as an associated power in 1917. 5 million people died as a result of military action, starvation, and disease, as well as 9 million soldiers who died in battle and another 23 million who were injured. -
Germany declares war on Russia
On July 30th, Russia declared general mobilization tp support Serbia. The next day, Germany declared war on Russia. -
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Battle of Liège
It was the first battle of WWI, where Germany invaded Belgium. -
Germany invades Belgium
Before invading France, Germany needed to clear its path to reach it. Therefore, they invaded Belgium. -
Germany declares war on France
Two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declared war on France, with the Schlieffen plan, for a two-front war against France and Russia. -
Great Britain declares war on Germany
It started because Germany wouldn't remove its troops from Belgium, after giving Germany an ultimatum so that it would respect Belgium. -
Austro-Hungary invades Russia
They invaded Russia because they supported Serbia. -
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The Battle of Mulhouse
This was one of the first attacks, it was made by the French Army against Germany -
Montenegro declared war against Austro-Hungary
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Spain declares its neutrality
Spain remained neutral throughout the whole war. -
France and Great Britain declare war on Austro-Hungary
This was the day France got involved in the war. -
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Battle of Lorraine
It was a battle between France and Germany that was fought on the Western front. -
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Battle of Cer
This was a battle fought between Austro-Hungary and Serbia. It took place in the Cer Mountain and its surrounding villages. -
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Battle of Stallupönen
This was a battle fought between the Germans and Russians. Germany won, however, it didn't affect Russia much. -
Battle of Charleroi
It was fought between the french and the German, during the Battle of the Frontiers. France wanted to attack across the Sambre river, however, Germany attacked first. -
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Battle of the Ardennes
It was a battle fought on the borders of France, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. -
Battle of Mons
It was the battle between the British and the German when they attempted crossing French borders. -
Japan declares war on Germany
The British army asked Japan for assistence in getting rid of the German army that were in and aroudn the Chinese waters. Later, they declared war on Germany. -
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Battle of Tannenberg
It was fought between Germany and Russia. The battle ended up killing most of Russia's second army. -
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Siege of Tsingtao
It was an attack of the German port of Tsingtao by japan and Great Britain. -
Battle of Heligoland Bight
It was the first naval battle between the British and Germans in WWI. It took place in the south-eastern North sea, resulting in British victory. -
Battle of Marne
This battle carried on until the 12th of October 1914. It happened between the French army and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) against the Germans who at the time invaded Belgium. -
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The first Battle of Ypres
It was fought on the Western front around Ypres, Belgium. The battle was part of the First Battle of Flanders, in which Germany fought French, Belgian armies and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). -
Britain and France declare war on the Ottoman empire
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The Raid on the Suez Canal
It was when a German-led Ottoman Army force went from Southern Palestine to attack the british owned Suez Canal. -
Germany declares war around British Isles
A German U-boat sank the British passenger ship Lusitania on May 7, 1915, killing over 1,000 people, including Americans, this was one of the reasons USA got involved in the War. -
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The Gallipoli campaign
It was a military campaign in which the Entente Powers, Britain, France and Russia, wanted to weaken the Ottoman Empire. These Powers tried to get through the Dardenelles in February 1915 and failed. Later on, the campaign was considered an Ottoman victory. -
The second Battle of Ypres
This battle carried on until the 25th of May 1915. It involved France, Great Britain, Canada and Australia against the German Empire. It was the first battle in which gas was used for military purposes. Germany sent asphyxiating chlorine gas to their opponents. -
Italy declares war on Austro-Hungary
Until this day, Italy had been a neutral country. -
Italy enters the war
When the war first broke out, Italy declared its neutrality. They joined the Trple Entente with the London Pact. -
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Battles of Isonzo
They were various battles (around 12) in between the Austro-Hungarians and Italians. They were mostly fought aroudn the territory that it today considered Slovenia. -
First Chatilly Conference
It was held because Italy entered the war against the Central Powers. -
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The Chantilly Conferences
They were three conferences held between 1915 and 1916 by the Allied Powers of WWI. -
Battle of Loos
It was a battle that took place until the 28th of September of 1915 in France on the Western Front. it was considered the biggest British attack of 1915 since it was the first time that Britain had used poison gas. It ended in German victory. -
Second Chantilly Conference
It was a meeting with the military representatives of the Allied Powers, that is, France, Britain, Serbia, Russia and Italy to form a strategy against the Central Powers. -
Battle of Verdun
It was fought on the Westen Front in France until the 18th of December 1916. It was the longest battle of WWI and was situated in the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse. Ended in French victory, it became a symbol of the determination of the French army and the destructiveness of the war. -
Germany declares war on Portugal
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Battle 1-5 of Isonzo ended
The fifth battle of Isonzo was fought from the 9th to the 15th of March 1916 between Autro-Hungary and Italy. -
Battle of Jutland
It was a naval battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet. It lasted from the 31st of May 1916 to the 1st of June 1916. There was no official winner since both sides claimed victory. -
The Brusilov offensive
It was a battle of the Russian Empire's greatest feat of arms and considered one of the most lethal offensives of all time. It was held on the Eastern Front against the Central Powers, which were Austro-Hungary, the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire. It ended in Russian victory. -
The Battle of the Somme
it was the first battle of WWI in which the French and British empire went up against the Germans. It lasted until the 18th of November 1916. More than 3 million men fought in the battle, of which 1 million died or was wounded. There is still debates on who won and the significance, need and effect of the battle. -
The sixth battle of Isonzo
It lasted until the 17th of Ausgust of the same year. This one was between Austro-Hungary and Italy. -
Romania enters the war
Until August of 1916, Romania had been a neutral country. On the 27th of August, this changed, as they declared war on Austro-Hungary. They decided to join the triple Entente. -
Italy declares war on Germany
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The 7th Battle of Isonzo
It lasted until the 17th of Spetember 1916. It was a battle between Italy and Austro-Hungary that occured after the Trentino Offensive and Italy's success in the 6th battle of Isonzo. -
The 8th Battle of Isonzo
The battle lasted until the 12th of October 1916. Like the rest, it was between Italy and Austro-Hungary ending in an inconclusive victory. -
The French reconquer Verdun
On this day, they recaptured Fort Douaumont, the fortress guarding the city of Verdun, which had been under control of the Germany since February of the same year. -
The 9th battle of Isonzo
The battles finally ended on the 4th of Novemeber 1916. It was the fifth and final Isonzo battle of the year. -
Third Chantilly Conference
The goal was to try bring consistency to the point of views of the Allies, especially the new ones, such as Italy. -
The Battle of Verdun ends
After nearly 10 months of war, the longest, deadliest and most ferocious war of all time ended. With more than 300,000 deaths, France had finally won. -
USA enters the war
Almost two and half years later, USA finally joined the war, until this day, it had remained a neutral country. However, it had been an important supplier to the United Kingdom, France their allies. -
USA declares war on Germany and Austro-Hungary
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Battle of Arras
It was a British offensive on the Western front of france, here they attacked German troops. it ended on the 16th of May 1917 with British victory. -
The 10th battle of Isonzo
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10-12th Battles of Isonzo
The 10th battle was fought from the 12th of May until the 8th of June. The 11th battle was fought from the 18th of August until the 12 of September, and the 12th battle was fought from the 24th of October until the 19th of december, all in 1917. -
American combat forces start arriving in France
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Kerenski Offensive
It was the last Russian offensive of WWI, fought against the German Empire. It ended in central Powers victory. -
The third battle of Ypres
It ended on the 10th of Novemeber 1917, fought by the Allies (France, Britain and Belgium) against the Germans. After three months of battle, it ended in British victory, with around 100,000 deaths as a whole. -
The 11th battle of Isonzo
It was fought between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian Armies on the Italian Front. -
The last battle of Isonzo
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Battle of Caporetto
It was a battle on the Italian Front, fought between the Central Powers and Italy. It lasted until the 19th of November 1917, ending in the Victroy of the Central Powers. -
The Battle of Cambrai
It was a British attack and marked the first large-scale use of tanks. Despite Britain surprising Germany with tanks, the Germans won. There were around 10,000 deaths in total. -
Russia signs armistice with germany
They began peace negotiations in what is now Poland. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
It was a peace treaty signed between Russia and the Central Powers (Germany, Austro-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire). After two months of negotiating the treatry was agreed upon the Russians to stop further invasion. -
The German Spring Offensive
It was a series of German attacks along the Western Front. It ended on the 18th of July 1918. It started after American entry into the war in April 1917, the Germans decided that their only way of victory was to defeat the Allies before the United States could help out. -
The Royal Air Force in Britain was born
It was formed as a separate service, it had nothing to do with the British Army or Royal Navy. -
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The fourth Battle of Ypres
Also known as the Battle of Lys and was part of the German Spring offensive. -
Treaty of Bucarest 1918
It was a peace treaty between Romania and the Central Powers. -
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The second battle of Marne
It was the last great German offensive of WWI on the Western Front. The Allied (France, Britain, Russia, USA and Italy) beat the Germans thanks to them having thousands of tanks. -
Hungary claims its independance
The Hungarian parliament declared its independence from Austria. An independent goverment was formed on Novemeber 1st. -
Battle of Vittorio Venetto
Fought on the Italian Front, the war was between Austro-Hungary and Italy. Ending in Italian victory, the Austro-Hungarian empire was defeated as a whole. -
End of World War 1
At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the war was finally over. this day was known as Armistice day to mark the armisitice signed between the Allies and Germany.