world war 1

assassination of franz ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

franz and his wife where assassinated by a member of the black hand while in a parade in bosnia.

austria- hungary declares war on serbia

Jul 28, 1914

austria-hungary declares war on serbia when a member of the black hand assassinates franz and they did not meet austria-hungary's demands.

germany invades belgium

Aug 4, 1914

germany invades belgium to outflank the french army.

Battle of Tannenburg

Aug 17, 1914

the russian army is defeated by the germans. this ended on September 2nd

battle of rava russka

Sep 3, 1914

austria-hungary was defeated by russia. it took place near rava ruska or todays ukraine. russian army threw austria hungary back to the carpathian mountains.

first battle of the marne

Sep 5, 1914

allie won this battle, the german army lost against the french. this battle ended on the 12th day of September.

submarine warfare

Feb 15, 1915

Germany begins submarine warfare against merchant vessels.

sinking of the lusitania

May 7, 1915

torpedo by german u-20 boat, sank the lusitania in 18 minutes killing 1198 people abord. contributed to the entry of the U.S in to ww1

south west africa

Jul 9, 1915

The German forces in South-West Africa surrender.

battle of verdun

Feb 21, 1916

the first war on western front, one of the most major battles of the war. ended in a french victory when germany failed to achieve there two strategic objectives. war resulted in a quater of a million deaths.

battle of jutland

May 31, 1916

largest naval battle of ww1, german navy and british royal navy went at it, there was no winner.

Battle of somme

Jul 1, 1916

bloodiest day in the history of british army, 19,000 of 57,000 british casualties died. german defensive victory wins.

US declares war

Apr 6, 1917

after german submarines sink seven us merchants ships, wilson called war on germany.

USSR withdraws from the war

Mar 3, 1918

USSR sighns a treaty withdrawing them from the war.

german spring offensive of 1918

Mar 21, 1918

a series of german attacts along western front. marked the deepest advances by either side since 1914. german success!!!!

world war 1 ends

Nov 11, 1918

At 6 am, Germany signs the Armistice of Compiègne. End of fighting at 11 a.m.

official end of war

Jan 10, 1920

First meeting of the League of Nations held in London. Official end of World War I.

treaty of trianon

Jun 4, 1920

it was a treaty between the allies and hingary. hungary lost 72% of its land and 64% of its population. lost five five of its ten most popular cities and the treaty came into affect on july 31, 1921.