WORLD WAR ONE TIMELINE
Name:______Per:___ Date:______Assig #____
Instructions: Use Ms. Avar’s notes to complete. If absent, see class webpage and/or sample binder.
______FRONT ______FRONT
600 miles (North sea to Switzerland) -______From the Baltic Sea to Black Sea
First Battle of the Marne – ______
______open the war in this offensive, attacking ______through Belgium trying to capture Paris. ______defended w/ British help and ______.
First Battle of the Ypres – Oct/Nov 1914
Fight for strategic town of Ypres in Belgium. ______helped French fight Germany. They didn’t want Germany to get their sea ports. ______was used here. Allies ______, but heavy losses both sides.
Battle of ______ - ______
______months long. 145,000 men killed. The ______& ______try to capture the Ottoman capital (Constantinople) & get to the Black Sea to ______. Allies ______.
______Sinks – May 7, ______
German reaction to a British______of their goods:
U-boat sinks a British ______ship, killing 1,098 people (Including ______Americans).
Battle of ______– February- Dec ______
______defend their city of Verdun from Germans in a ______long battle. French “______” but losses both sides. ______& one of the most devastating battles in WWI & in history of warfare. 306,000 dead. ½ million wounded.
Battle of the ______(River) – July-Nov 1916
Britain & France fight the Germans. First use of _____. There was _____ winner and heavy loss of lives (______deaths – one of bloodiest military operations ______recorded in history)
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______Enters the War
April 6,______
**Assassination of _____ Ferdinand
June 28 ______
_____ of Tannenberg – Aug ______
______mobilize forces to fight Germans. Russians nearly ______.
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Russia Signs an ______
Russia signs a peace agreement with ______and______the war. Russia is going through its own ______and cannot fight anymore
2nd Battle of the Marne – July-Aug ______
Last major______offensive on the Western Front.
______when French & ______forces overwhelmed
Germans, inflicting severe casualties.
Final ______