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19-20th – First German Zeppelin attack on England
31st - The first use of poison gas in WW1, by Germany at Bolimów in Poland.
“zeppelins” were the most feared weapon in the war
Although all the major powers possessed airplanes, the Allies planes were small, short-range planes mainly used for reconnaissance purposes.
zeppelin could handle the flights from Germany to London carrying a large payload of bombs.
London’s defenses were not enough because no gun could fire a bullet high enough to reach the plane
Germany had not successfully had a plane reach Britain airspace
Battle was between Germany and Russia This was the first time the German’s tried to use a large
scale gas attack, but was unsuccessful because the wind blew the gas back on the German army
This didn’t result in many casualties because it was so cold, that the gas froze.
This failed attack scared the German’s and caused them to call off their attack.
4th - U-Boat attacks on Allied neutral shipping
7-21st – Russians suffer heavy loses in Second Battle of Masurian Lakes (Winter Battle)
Germany declares a submarine blockade on Britain. Any ship approaching England is considered a valid target.
the northern part of the Central Powers' offensive on the Eastern Front
This battle involved the German and the Russian Empires
This was intended to knock Russia out of the war.
This battle ended the German offensive in the North
11th - Britain announces blockade of German ports
Germany imported most of their products from the sea, and this greatly impacted their economy.
This didn’t help Germany in the war because they were cut off from their raw materials that they needed to finish the war
22nd - Germans use gas attacks for first time on Battle of Ypres (used on Canadians)
25th - Allies begin nine-month battle for the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli.
the first time Germany used poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front in World War I
Was the first time the Canadians pushed back a major European power on European soil
The gas was a tactical surprise to the Allies, and caused the countries involved to continue developing more weapons of war
Allies peed on a cloth then wrapped it around their mouth and nose to act as gas masks
The Allies planned a landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula attempted to secure the shores and silence the Turkish guns.
The Turkish placed themselves on the high ground pouring artillery and machine gun fire down upon the Allied troops below.
Stalemate continued until the end of 1915, when the Allied troops withdrew.
This failed battle diminished the trust the Allies had in their leaders.
Casualties › Allies - 252, 000 (mainly the British and French)› Turkish - 300,000
7th - U-boat sinks British liner Lusitania › 1,198 civilians› including 128 Americans die
31st- First successful Zeppelin Attack
Her hidden cargo consisted of ammunitions and contraband destined for the British war effort. (This was something that the German’s knew)
This was the point where the Americans were angered by the war. This was the first incident where America was affected. Two years later, America declared war on Germany.
America demanded that Germany stops attacking passenger ships
Around eleven o’clock, the attack began.
Within twenty minutes, the LZ.38 dropped nearly 120 bombs
Seven people were killed in the attack, and many fires were caused.
This scared the British because no spotlight ever saw the zeppelin. No gun was able to target it
The LZ.38, the Zeppelin that bombed London
4th - Germans capture Warsaw 30th - Germany responds to U.S. (from
May) by stop sink ships without warning.
Marked the defeat of the Russian Army by the Germans and its withdrawal from Poland
Germans stopped sinking civilian ships
5th - Tsar Nicholas takes command of Russian armies
15th - British use gas in battle (shifting winds cause 60,000 British casualties)
Tsar Nicholas takes control of Russian Armies
Disastrous decision any setbacks the Army
suffered would necessarily reflect directly upon the Tsar himself.
They blamed him for anything bad
28th - Allies begin withdrawal of troops from Gallipoli
full retreat from the shores of the Gallipoli (Peninsula in Turkey)
ending a disastrous invasion of the Ottoman Empire
First Word Warhttp://www.firstworldwar.com/timeline/1915.htm
BBC Newshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/10/98/world_war_i/198172.stm
PBShttp://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1915.html
World War 1http://www.worldwar-1.net/world-war-1-timelines/world-war-1-1915/world-war-
1-1915-index.htm
About.comhttp://europeanhistory.about.com/od/worldwar1/a/ww1stimeline4.htm
British Pathe videoshttps://www.britishpathe.com/index.html