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Yohann Valmorin

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THE FIRST World war Timeline

VALMORIN Yohann, 1A & GUEREKOYAZOA Heather 1G

1915 – Stalemate & New Tactics

May 7

April 22

First use of poison gas at the Second Battle of Ypres.

German U-boat sinks the RMS Lusitania.

April 25

May 23

Gallipoli Campaign begins

Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary.

1914- War begins

June 28

August 1

August 4

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo

Germany declares war on Russia

Germany invades Belgium, Britain declares war on Germany

August 3

July 28

September 6-12

Austria-hungary declare war on Serbia

Germany has officially declared war on France.

First Battle of the Marne stops German advance.

February 21

July 1

May 31

Battle of somme begins (first use of tanks)

Battle of Jutland (largest naval battle)

Battle of Verdun begins

1916 – Major Battles

1917 – Turning Points

July 31

March.8

Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) begins

Russian Revolution begins (Tsar Nicholas II abdicates)

November 7

April 6

The U.S. declares war on Germany

Bolsheviks seize power in Russia

June 28

November 9

October 30

1919 - Aftermath

German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates

1918 - The end of the War

Ottoman Empire signs armistice

Treaty of Versailles signed, officially put an end to the war

November 11

November 3

Armistice signed at 11:00 AM. The fights end

Austria-Hungary surrenders

1918 - The end of the war

July 15

March 3

Second Battle of the Marne begins (turning point)

Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, exiting the war.

march 21

August 8

Hundred Days Offensive begins (Allied counterattack)

Germany launches the Spring Offensive.

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