First World War Timeline

1914 1915 1916 1917 1918

visit twinkl.com July - The Battle of Feb - German u-boats Jan - All single men aged 1st July - The Battle of 28th June - Archduke Franz Passchendaele begins. blockade Britain and stop between 18-41 in Britain the Somme begins. British Ferdinand of Austria is Oct - American troops supply ships. have to fight in the war. forces lose 57,000 soldiers killed in Sarajevo. arrive in France and have March - The battle of Feb - The battle of Verdun on day one. 28th July - Russia declares their first action on the Gallipoli begins. begins which lasts 10 Sept - Tanks used for the war on Austria-Hungary. Western front. May - German airships months. first time at the Somme. Aug - Germany declares war on France, Russia and 17th December - Russia called Zeppelins bomb 31st May - The Battle of Belgium. Britain declares signs a ceasefire and leaves London. Jutland begins (the biggest war on Germany. the war. naval battle of the war).

March - Tsar overthrown Feb - Food rationing Sept - The Battle of Marne. 7th May - A German Oct - The German army in Russia. begins in Britain. Both sides reach stalemate submarine sinks The starts to retreat. April - America declares April - The Royal Air Force and start to dig trenches. Lusitania, a British 11th Nov - Armistice. The war on Germany. (RAF) is formed. October - First battle of cruise ship. Over 1000 fighting ends at 11am. April - Food supplies in 15th July - The second Ypres. More than 100,000 passengers are killed. Dec - Women over 30 are Britain start to run low. battle of Marne begins. soldiers killed. Winter - Women take over allowed to vote for the th The allied forces win. 24 Dec - Soldiers from men’s jobs for the war first time. both sides stop fighting over effort and begin to make Christmas. munitions in factories. First World War Timeline Answers

28th June - Archduke Franz Feb - German u-boats Jan - All single men aged March - Tsar overthrown Feb - Food rationing begins Ferdinand of Austria is killed blockade Britain and stop between 18-41 in Britain in Russia. in Britain. in Sarajevo. supply ships. have to fight in the war. April - America declares April - The Royal Air Force 28th July - Russia declares March - The battle of Feb - The battle of Verdun war on Germany. (RAF) is formed. war on Austria-Hungary. Gallipoli begins. begins which lasts 10 April - Food supplies in 15th July - The second Aug - Germany declares May - German airships months. Britain start to run low. battle of Marne begins. The war on France, Russia and called Zeppelins bomb 31st May - The Battle of allied forces win. Belgium. Britain declares London. Jutland begins (the biggest war on Germany. naval battle of the war).

1914 1915 1916 1917 1918

Sept - The Battle of Marne. 7th May - A German 1st July - The Battle of July - The Battle of Oct - The German army Both sides reach stalemate submarine sinks The the Somme begins. British Passchendaele begins. starts to retreat. and start to dig trenches. Lusitania, a British cruise forces lose 57,000 soldiers Oct - American troops arrive 11th Nov - Armistice. The October - First battle of ship. Over 1000 passengers on day one. in France and have their fighting ends at 11am. Ypres. More than 100,000 are killed. Sept - Tanks used for the first action on the Western Dec - Women over 30 are soldiers killed. Winter - Women take over first time at the Somme. front. allowed to vote for the first th - Soldiers from 24 Dec men’s jobs for the war 17th December - Russia time. both sides stop fighting over effort and begin to make signs a ceasefire and leaves Christmas. munitions in factories. the war.

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