What major world event happened in 1915?
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What major world event happened in 1915?
WWI: The Ottoman Army begins the Raid on the Suez Canal. The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the United States Congress.
What ww1 Battle happened in 1915?
The Gallipoli campaign (25 April 1915 – 9 January 1916) was the land-based element of a strategy intended to allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles, capture Constantinople (now Istanbul) and ultimately knock Ottoman Turkey out of the war.
What happened in May 1915 ww1?
May 7, 1915 – A German U-Boat torpedoes the British passenger liner Lusitania off the Irish coast. It sinks in 18 minutes, drowning 1,201 persons, including 128 Americans.
What happened July 1915 ww1?
July 7, 1915 (Wednesday) First Battle of the Isonzo — An attempt by Italy to break through the Austro-Hungarian line in the Alps failed.
What happened June 1915 ww1?
June 7, 1915 (Monday) Battle of Hébuterne — The French 2nd Army attacked German positions around Hébuterne, France to support the 10th Army efforts further north at Artois. French troops were able to overrun the first two German lines during the opening day.
What happened on May 1915?
On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England.
What happened in October 1915 ww1?
The Battle of Loos took place on the Western Front between 25 September and 13 October 1915. At the time, it was the largest British offensive of the First World War and witnessed the Army’s first use of gas.
What happened in November 1915 ww1?
November 4, 1915 (Thursday) Third Battle of Artois — The Allied offensive to recapture French territory from the Germans on the Western Front ended in failure. France lost 48,320 casualties while Great Britain lost 61,713.
What happened July 1915?
July 9, 1915 (Friday) Victor Franke, commander of the German forces in German South West Africa, along with 2,000 of his men surrendered to the Allies. The first casualty in the Mexican border raids occurred when a raider was shot dead by a ranch hand during a raid on King Ranch near Kingsville, Texas.
What happened January 1915?
January 18, 1915 (Monday) Battle of Jassin — German colonial forces attacked a city occupied by the British Indian Army on the border between British East Africa and German East Africa. British submarine HMS E10 was lost in the North Sea. The British Army established the 190th Brigade.
