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20th Century War and Conflict (1900 - 1930) by Jesse V
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WW1
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
June 28 1914
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Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. He was killed by Serbian assassins. His assassination was what set off WW1.
WW1
July 28 1914 - November 11 1918
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WW1 was a massive global conflict that took place in Europe. It started at July 28, 1914, when Austria declared war on Serbia. Due to many alliances between countries, half of the world was dragged into this war. The guns fell silent on November 11, 1918. Over 15 million people died during this war and many more were severely injured.
German empire declares war on Russia
1 August 1914
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Germany declares war on France
3 August 1914
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Germany invades Belgium
3 August 1914
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The German Empire invades Belgium to advance on the country of France.
Great Britain declares war on the German empire
3 August 1914
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The Battle of Tannenburg
23 August 1914 - 30 August 1914
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This was a battle between the Russian empire and the German empire. Germany was victorious.
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
22 May 1915
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Italy changes sides.
The Battle of Verdun
21 February 1916 - 18 December 1916
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This was one of the major battles of WW1. There were over 700,000 casualties, evenly split between the French and the German empire. It was the longest battle in WW1. It was declared a French victory.
Chemical Warfare introduced
22 April 1916
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The Germans used chlorine as a weapon.
The Battle of the Somme
1 July 1916 - 18 November 1916
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The Battle of the Somme killed around 60 thousand British soldiers in the first 24 hours of battle.
USA declares war on German empire
6 April 1917
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The Battle of Arras
9 April 1917 - 16 May 1917
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Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada attacked German forces in Arras, France. It was a tactical allied victory.
The first of the American forces land in France.
26 June 1917
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German empire signs an armistice with Russia
15 December 1917
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Ceasefire - End of World War One
11 November 1918
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Germany agrees to a ceasefire resulting in victory for the Allied forces. Although really, there was no winner in this horrific war.
Treaty of Versailles
28 June 1919
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed to officially end WW1 on this date.
Pre WW1
Anglo-Aro War
1901 - 1902
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This war was between the British Empire and Eastern Nigeria.
Turkish-Italian War
1911 - 1912
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The First Balkan War
October 8 1912 - May 30 1913
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The Second Balkan War
June 29 1913 - July 31 1913
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ANZAC Battles
Gallipoli
25 April 1915 - 9 January 1916
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Gallipoli is arguably the most famous battle that the ANZACs were involved in. The ANZACs fought against the Ottoman empire (Turkey) along side Great Britain and France. The Ottoman Empire won.
The Battle of Fromelles
19 July 1916 - 20 July 1916
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The Battle of Fromelles was a truly devastating battle. It was a battle in France between over 30,000 British and Australian soldiers against 10,000 German troops. This battle was meant to be a diversion from the Battle of the Somme, to lure Germans to Fromelles. Around 5000 Australian soldiers died in this suicide mission. This battle was the worst battle of all time for Australia.