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Entente Cordiale
Germany gave Great Britain reason to believe that Germany would soon be the dominant country of the continent, which resulted in Great Britain to form an alliance with France (Entente Cordiale) to have equal power with the German Empire. Because France previously had an alliance with Russia, the three countries formed the Triple Entente, which were the core of allies during WW1. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
A revolutionary movement called Mlada Bosna (‘Young Bosnia’) sent a group of people to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was the Austro-Hungarian heir presumptive. Due to the assassin, the Dual Monarchy accused Serbia to be behind the assassination and was determined to eliminate the threat, which was used as an excuse to declare war on its Balkan neighbours. -
July Ultimatum
The Austro-Hungarian troops made their first course of action against its Balkan neighbour by invading Serbia, marking the beginning of WW1. -
Australia joins WW1
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Britain declares war on Germany
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First Australian Troops are sent to Egypt
Australian army volunteers were first sent to Egypt, to fight the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), who had posed a threat to the British in the Middle East and the Suez Canal. -
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First Australian Troops to fall in WW1
In attempts to capture a Melanesian and German radio outpost at Bita Paka, the Australian naval and Military Expeditionary (AN&MEF) lost 6 Australians in action who were the first of 60,000 Australian troops to fall in the First World War. -
First action made by the Royal Australian Navy
The first action made by the Royal Australian Navy was when the HMAS Sydney sank the German Raider SMS Emden at the Cocos Islands (Keeling), which happened to be a major threat to the troops headed for Europe. -
Protection of the Suez Canal
When Australian and New Zealand troops arrived at the seaport of Aden in Egypt, they were given the duty to protect the Suez Canal against the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). -
Landing in Gallipoli
Members of Australian Imperial Force (AIF), which include troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France, landed at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli. -
Temporary Truce at No-man's Land
A temporary truce was negotiated between Australian and Turkish troops for the recovery of the dead from no-man’s land for burial, due to a previous attack on the 19th of May. -
Battle of the Lone Pine
There was attack on the Turkish positions at Lone Pine which was defended for three days. By the end of this battle there were approximately 2,277 casualties. -
Evacuation from Anzac Cove
There was an evacuation of all British, New Zealand, and Australian troops from Anzac Cove which lead to 26,000 casualties, 8,000 of which were killed. -
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Battle of Fromelles
The AIF fought the Germans at Fromelles where they were met with a new form of combat, which resulted in 5,533 casualties in less than a day. -
Battle of Pozières
I ANZAC attacked and captured the German Pozières village but after advancing further, was not able to succeed in the capture of the Mouquet Farm. -
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Battle of Roman
Australian, New Zealand, and British troops fought the turks at the Battle of Roman, which lead to the Turks withdrawal after more than 900 casualties. -
First Conscription Referendum
Due to the many casualties on the Western Front, political leaders of Australia brought up the issue to put Australian people in a referendum, but this was rejected with a 49% against 51% majority vote. -
Second Conscription Referendum
The issue of referendum was brought up again but ended with a similar result and the same rejection to the first one. -
German Army Final Attack
German army advanced the AIF for a final attack for the victory, in hopes that it could be done before the United States finish its preparation to ally the Australian troops. -
Battle of Hamel
Australians reached its peak during the battle of Hamel on the Western Front. -
Turkey Sues For Peace
Turkey pleaded for peace. -
German's Surrender
Since the 08/08/1918, Australian troops had made strategic attacks upon Germany until the German’s surrender on the 11th of November 1918.
