World War I/II Timeline by Finnegan Reynolds

Schlieffen Plan (aug. 1914)

mhill110 — 2024-04-01 13:41:29 UTC

German plan at the start of WW1 to throw all of their might against France immediately by invading through Belgium, then turn around to fight and defeat Russia.

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand (June 28 1914)

mhill110 — 2024-04-01 13:44:10 UTC

Serbian terrorist killed the heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, triggering its alliance with Germany and Serbia's alliance with Russia and starting WW1

Battle of the Marne (sept. 5-12, 1914)

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Battle where the "great retreat" of allied forces ends, the Germans are turned back from Paris, and trench warfare begins along the whole front. The Schlieffen plan failed.

France and Great Britain declare war (Aug. 4 and 6, 1914)

freynolds6 — 2024-04-01 13:48:08 UTC

France had war declared on them by the German Empire on the 3rd of August, 1914, while Great Britain subsequently declared war against the German Empire on August 4th, 1914, and on Austria-Hungary on the 12th.

Gallipoli Campaign (start February 19, 1915)

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Attempted Naval attack on Ottoman Anatolia by British forces, failed horribly.

World War I Ends (November 11th 1918)

jgraessle — 2024-04-01 13:50:32 UTC

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice was signed between the Weimar Republic and the Allied Powers, bringing a final end to the war that ravaged the European continent for four long years.

Weimar Republic (November 9, 1918-March 23, 1933)

jgraessle — 2024-04-01 13:50:55 UTC

Republic declared at the end of WW1 after the abdication of the Kaiser. It was extremely weak and unable to fix the problems the German people faced after the war, causing the Weimar Republic to be replaced by the 3rd reich.

Japan Invades Manchuria (September 18th 1931)

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Hitler Appointed Elected German Chancellor (January 30th 1933)

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The Battle of the Somme (July 1-November 18, 1916)

freynolds6 — 2024-04-01 13:53:15 UTC

An allied offensive against the central powers that saw the bloodiest battle in all of WWI. Throughout the battle, over 300,000 died, and another 1,000,000 wounded. The first day of the Battle of the Somme is the deadliest day in British military history.

Battle of Verdun (start February 24-December 18 1916)

mhill110 — 2024-04-01 13:53:18 UTC

Battle where the Germans wanted to "bleed France white" and inflict many more casualties than the Germans took. Instead, casualty numbers were almost equal, which hurt Germany in the long run.

Rape of Nanking (December 13th 1937)

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Munich Conference (September 30th 1938)

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Nazi-Soviet Pact (August 23rd 1939)

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German Invasion of Poland (September 1st 1939)

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Britain and France Declare War (September 3rd 1939)

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Armenian Genocide (1915-1923)

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The Armenian genocide saw the genocide of ethnic Armenians perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks. Estimates have number of deaths placed anywhere between 600,000 and 1.5 million people.

Russian Revolution (march 8, 1917-June 16, 1923)

mhill110 — 2024-04-01 13:58:30 UTC

The Russian Bolsheviks rose up against the unpopular provisional government, starting the Russian civil war and resulting in the creation of the Communist USSR under Lenin's rule.

Pearl Harbor Attack (December 7th 1941)

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Battle of Stalingrad (July 17th 1942)

jgraessle — 2024-04-01 13:59:44 UTC

The Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in WWII on the Eastern Front. Hitler had wrongly predicted he could swiftly invade the USSR and attacked a farther city, Stalingrad, than the USSR’s actual capital, Moscow, since Stalingrad bore the Soviet leader’s name. Stalingrad also lied on a pivotal supply route for the USSR, making it pivotal for the USSR to defend it. The battle resulted in a German defeat and began the USSR’s trek to Germany’s capital.

Normandy Invasion/D-Day (June 6th 1944)

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Battle of the Bulge (December 16th 1944)

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Yalta Conference (February 4th 1945)

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V-E Day (May 8th 1945)

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Treaty of Versailles June 28, 1919

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Treaty that Germany was forced to sign upon the conclusion of the war. They were given no say in the terms. They lost a portion of their territory and were forced to pay extremely severe reparations that would have been a challenge even at the best of times, and post-WW1 Germany was not in the best of times.

Nuclear Bombs Dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki (August 6th & 9th 1945)

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V-J Day (August 14th 1945)

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