World War I between 1914-16
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
army exercises in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sarajevo
28th June 1914 Franz Ferdinand dead
Gavrilo Princip
assassination
casus belli
The Great Powers took sides
Ultimatum
violated Serbia's sovereignity
Serbia
Russia
Austria
Germany
Helmuth von Moltke
1914
best timing to start a war
Austria -> Serbia
28th July 1914
Germany -> Russia
1st August 1914
Germany -> France
3rd August 1914
Great Britain -> Germany
4th August 1914
battle lines were clearly drawn
Central Powers
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Entente Powers(Allies)
Russia
France
Great Britain
Japan
neutrality
Italy
USA
Romania
Bulgaria
The events of the war in 1914
The Western Front
Schlieffen Plan
surprise attack
Germans overran Luxembourg and Belgium
British declaration of war
4th August 1914
Battle of the Marne
September 1914
beginning of a long-lasting war
defence
Trench warfare
stalemate
The Eastern Front
war of movement
Russians, Serbians <-> Germans, Austrians
Battle of Tannenberg
August 1914
Battle of Masurian Lakes
September 1914
The Balkan Front
Russia, Britain, France -> Turkish Empire
November
The seas
Helgoland
Dogger Bank
British blockage
The events of the war in 1915
The Western Front
Battle of Ypern
1915
poison gas
gas mask
The Eastern Front
1915
Przemysl
Austro-Hungarian army
Gorlice
The Balkan Front
1915
Central Powers crushed
Serbia -> Montenegro, Albania
Bulgaria -> Central Powers
Greece -> Allies
The Italian Front
May 1915 Italy -> Allies
South Tyrol, the Istrian Peninsula, Dalmatia, Albania
The seas
submarine/U-boat
May 1915
Luistania
The events of the was in 1916
The Western Front
fort of Verdun
Verdun bulge
Somme offensive
tanks
Aeroplanes
scouting
bombs
The Eastern Front
Brusilov offensive
1916
Romania
The Balkan Front
Arab nationalists
The Italian Front
Austo-Hungarian troops
battlefield of Doberdo
Isonzo River
1916
Caporetto
The seas
Battle of Jutland
The war in Asia and Africa
German colonies were lost
Economy and technology in World War I
total war
Drafted civilians
women
hinterland
control of the economy
rationing
scarce goods
coupons
new blackouts
war propaganda
industrialized war
automatic machine guns
artillery bombardment
defence