{"id":678,"date":"2025-04-03T15:10:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidjamesgarber.com\/blog\/?p=678"},"modified":"2025-04-04T17:36:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:36:15","slug":"timeline-of-world-war-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidjamesgarber.com\/blog\/archives\/678","title":{"rendered":"Timeline of World War I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

8G History Lesson 105 Assignment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This assignment will be a little different than the usual. I’ll be using a timeline format, covering the main facts, battles, and history of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June 28, 1914<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Archduke of Austria Assassinated<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sophie are are assassinated by a Serbian nationalist while traveling in Sarajevo. This sparked violence against the Serbian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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July 28, 1914<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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WWI Begins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

World War I officially begins when Austria declares war on Serbia. Austria starts to bomb Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

September 6, 1914<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Battle of the Marne Begins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Germans try to capture Paris, but are stopped by the British and French.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

November 5, 1914<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Ottoman Empire gets involved<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

France and Britain declare war on the Ottoman empire.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

April 25, 1915<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Second Battle of Ypres<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Second Battle of Ypres takes place. The Germans use chlorine gas on the Allied forces.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

May 7, 1914<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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The Lustiania sinks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Germans sink the British Lustiania, almost 1,200 people are killed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

February 21, 1916<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Battle of Verdun<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Battle of Verdun begins. This is one of the longest and bloodiest battles in the war, over 300,000 are killed over the span of 10 months.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

July 1, 1916<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Battle of the Somme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the first day of this battle, over 20,000 British soldiers are killed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

April 6, 1917<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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U.S. Enters the War<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. declares war on Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

November 20, 1917<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Tanks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tanks are first used in large-scale combat by the British.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

September 26, 1918<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Battle of Meuse-Argonne<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is the last battle in the war. The Allied British and German forces drive out the Germans.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

June 28, 1919<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Treaty of Versailles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Allies and Germany sign a peace agreement, ending the war.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The First World War had a large impact on the world. It saw the collapse of the Austrian-Hungarian empire, the Ottoman empire, and the Russian empire. It was extremely sad, as all wars are. If it was avoided, over 8 million more soldiers would have survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/World-War-I<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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