The World at War: WW1 Timeline by Talya Matthias https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8 This timeline provides an explanation of the events throughout WW1 and their importance en-us 2020-05-25 15:34:59 UTC 2025-12-20 13:56:11 UTC hello@padlet.com June 28th 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, shot dead by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/593172892 The series of ultimatums with impossible to meet conditions lead to declarations of war between Europe's great powers  ]]> 2020-05-25 15:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/593172892 August 4th 1914: Britain declares war on Germany tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/593175159 Australia pledged support for Britain and enters the war, with a promise to defend Britain “to our last man and our last shilling” ]]> 2020-05-25 15:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/593175159 August 10th 1914: Recruiting offices at army barracks around Australia open tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/593180107 Men were eager to enlist as they saw the war as an adventure, gave them an opportunity to travel and serve their country  ]]> 2020-05-25 15:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/593180107 September 5-10th 1914: First Battle of Marne tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594040662 German advance in north-eastern France is halted, leading to a stalemate and the beginning of trench warfare. ]]> 2020-05-26 05:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594040662 October 29th 1914: Turkey joins the war tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594041709 Sides with Germany and Austria-Hungary]]> 2020-05-26 05:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594041709 April 22nd 1915: Chemical warfare begins tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594042741 Germany’s first use of poison gas as a deadly tactic that leads to the second Battle of Ypres. ]]> 2020-05-26 05:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594042741 April 25th 1915: Australians land at ANZAC Cove tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594043359 This day has been commemorated for over 100 years, Troops secure positions on the Gallipoli peninsula after coming under heavy fire from Turkish forces - realisation about the violence of war


]]> 2020-05-26 05:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594043359 August 6th 1915: Battle of Lone Pine tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594044481 Australian forces capture Turkish positions at Lone Pine. Ferocity of the fighting leads to seven Australians being awarded the Victoria Cross. ]]> 2020-05-26 05:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594044481 December 15th 1915: Evacuation of Gallipoli tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594044810 Australian, New Zealand and British troops withdraw from Anzac, with only a single casualty. Eight thousand Australians have died at Gallipoli, and 18,000 wounded. ]]> 2020-05-26 05:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594044810 July 1st 1916: Battle of the Somme begins tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594045362 Major attempt to break the German line. Anzac forces join the offensive overseen by General Sir Douglas Haig. Will involve air battles and the first use of tanks. ]]> 2020-05-26 05:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594045362 July 19-20th 1916: Battle of Fromelles tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594046766 Australia suffers 5533 casualties in less than 24 hours in a bloody introduction to the Western Front. ]]> 2020-05-26 05:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594046766 October 28th 1916: First conscription plebiscite: tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594047278 Australian voters reject a request by Prime Minister Hughes to introduce conscription for overseas service. ]]> 2020-05-26 05:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594047278 November 18th 1916: Battle of the Somme ends tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594048749 British-led forces fail to achieve many of their objectives. The battle takes more than one million casualties. ]]> 2020-05-26 05:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594048749 March 1-31 1917: Withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594050134 The German army retreats to the heavily fortified Hindenburg Line, strengthening its position. ]]> 2020-05-26 05:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594050134 April 6 1917: United States declares war on Germany: tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594051824 America ends its position of neutrality and prepares to send troops to the Western Front. ]]> 2020-05-26 06:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594051824 March 3 1918: Russia withdraws from the war tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594052177 The Bolshevik government signs a peace treaty with Germany after revolution ]]> 2020-05-26 06:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594052177 April 24-25: 1918 Villers-Bretonneux tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594053102  Australian soldiers recapture the French village of Villers-Bretonneux, denying the Germans the chance to cut off the combined British force’s supply line – a decisive victory. ]]> 2020-05-26 06:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594053102 September 28 1918: Turkey’s campaign collapses tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594053408 British and Australian troops take 70,000 Turkish soldiers prisoner at the Battle of Megiddo in Palestine. ]]> 2020-05-26 06:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594053408 November 9-10 1918: Imperial Germany collapses tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594054976 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates, flees to Holland, a German republic is founded. ]]> 2020-05-26 06:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594054976 November 11 1918: Armistice tmat0024 https://padlet.com/tmat0024/opezcz3wxfr13cy8/wish/594055350
  • The German government signs an armistice, bringing an end to World War I. An estimated 17 million soldiers and civilians were killed. Australia lost 61,512 and 152,000 were wounded. Now commemorated for over 100 years and named 'Remembrance Day '
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