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World War One
Over 9 million people were killed throughout the war. Most of Canada was actually wiped out and there were serve consquences for the Austrlains and aliied powers. The Central Powers had lost more men and there generations were literally wiped out. -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand,
After a series of conflicts, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the final straw. Which marked the beginning of world war one -
Britain declares war on Germany
Due to the complicated system of allies, Britain declared war on Germany because it entered the small called Belguim, which was neutral because Germany was trying to attack France, according to the Schlieffen plan. Also, Britain was an ally to France. -
The Gallipoli campaign starts
The Gallipoli Campaign was started because the war was stalled on the western front. And Britain wanted to knock the Ottoman empire out of the war and wanted to set up a supply channel to Russia. After Russia’s Grand Duke Nicholas appealed to Britain for aid in confronting a Turkish invasion. -
The allied forces including Australian land on Gallipoli
After the failed naval attack. Troops from Australia, New, Zealand and the French came together with the British to pepare for a large scale invasion . But the Turks made their defenses stronger and the German general Liman von Sanders placed more Ottoman troops along the shore where he expected the landings would take place. On April 25, 1915, the Allies launched their invasion of the Gallipoli. But suffering heavy casualties. -
The battle of Fromelles
The battle of Fromelles was a bloody battle for Australian soldiers to war on the Western Front. Soldiers of the newly arrived 5th Australian Division, together with the British 61st Division, were told to attack strongly fortified German front line positions near the Aubers Ridge. The attack was used as a feint to stop German's from moving south. It was a great failure. Over 5,500 Australians became casualties. Almost 2,000 of them were killed in action or died of wounds. -
The evacuation of Gallipoli
In early November, Kitchener had visited the region himself recommend that the remaining 105,000 Allied troops should be evacuated.
The British government authorized the evacuation to begin from Sulva Bay on December 7; the last troops left Helles on January 9, 1916. In all, some 480,000 Allied forces took part in the Gallipoli Campaign, at a cost of more than 250,000 casualties, including some 46,000 dead. Also, no one died in the evacuation -
Australians begin attack on Pozieres
The ANZAC'S and the British 48th Division, launched an attack to the west of Pozieres, towards the Germans’ left flank.
After the Allied bombardment, Australian troops moved forward under heavy fire, but press ahead and capture the village of Pozieres itself in an hour. The attack’s main objective was Pozieres Ridge which was heavily defended by the Germans. Pozieres Ridge finally fell to the Allies on August 4, 1916, after 2 weeks of bloddy and costly fighting. -
America enters World War I
The U.S. Senate voted 82 to 6 to declare war against Germany. On June 26, the first 14,000 U.S. troops landed in France to begin training. After 4 years stalled warfare on the western front. The America enters with it well-supplied troops, marked the turning point in the war. -
The first battle of Bullecourt
This battle took place in Bullecourt on the 10th April 1917. This battle included the ANZAC and the Germans. There were 3,300 casualties between both sides. -
The second battle of Bullecourt begins
During this battle there 4,500 causlaties alone in the AIF. The ANZACs attacked the German line and made the Germans retreat. -
Australian troops recapture Villers-Bretonneux
The australins recaputred the city of viller-bretonneux after they defeated the Germans. This battle there were 5,000 causlaties. -
Australians capture the town of Hammel
Hammel is the town that was near the Viller-Bretnnox. The plan was to take this town, then viler-bretonox -
Mont St Quentin is captured
This battle took place the slopes of the western front. This battle was a long and painful one for both sides. There was many cqsulaties, around 10, 00 were killed. -
Paris peace conference begins
This conference occured in Prais. This talk was to help soften the war and eventually lead to peace with the Central powers. -
The treaty of Versailles signed with Germany
This treaty ened the war between the allied power and the cnetral powers, without much imput form Germany. The Germans were giv=en back thre land but had to pay the full costs of the war, in every country.
