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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, were shot dead in Sarajevo, by Gavrilo Princip. Princip was sentenced to 20 years in jail. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Began in Europe, it was the first global war. July 28th through December 9th Austria-Hungary repeatedly invades Serbia but is repeatedly repulsed. -
Germany invades Belgium
Germany attacked on August 3rd. The next day Great Britain declared war on Germany. -
Battle of Tannenburg
It was fought by Russia and Germany and resulted in almost complete destruction of Russia's second Army. A series of smaller battles desroyed Germany's First Army as well. -
The Germans siege and capture the Maubeuge Fortress.
The French finally surenders at the start of the war. -
The Royal Navy Wins the First Battle of Heligoland Bight, North Sea.
The British planned to attack German patrols off the north-west German coast. Three German light cruisers and one destroyer were sunk. Three more light cruisers were damaged, 712 sailors killed, 530 injured and 336 taken prisoner. -
4.First Battle of the Marne
Fought between september 5th and 12th and resulted in a German loss. -
The British forces under siege at Kut surrender to the Ottomans
The British Empire's Indian Expeditionary Force D was defeated by Ottoman forces and later surrendered. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The Ship was hit by a torpedo shot by a German U-20 Ship.The Ship sank in eighteen minutes. -
Battle of Verdun
One of the major battles of the first World War that lasted between Febuary 21st untill December 18th 1916.The Battle ended in a French victory. -
Germany renounces submarine policy.
The German's naval policy was the major reason why the United States declared war on Germany. After sinking the Lusitania Americans grew hatred to Germany, motiviating Woodrow wilson to go declare war. This was so much of an influence that it was said without the sinking of the Lusitania, the United States most likely would not of entered the war. -
Battle of the Jutland
Was the largest navel battle of the war. -
Battle of the Somme
Also known as the Somme Offensive, lasted between July first and November 18th of 1916. the battle consisted of Britain and France fighting against Germany. -
US declares War
The United States decalares War on Germany in responce to the sinking, by German U boats, of US ships. -
USSR withdraws from War
On 10 February 1918 declaring Russia's withdrawal from the Brest-Litovsk peace negotiations. -
German Spring offensive of 1918
Luderndorff launched the offensive. In just five hours, the Germans fired one million artillery shells at the British lines held by the Fifth Army – over 3000 shells fired every minute. By the end of the first day of the attack, 21,000 British soldiers had been taken prisoner and the Germans had made great advances through the lines of the Fifth Army. -
World War 1 Ends
The end of the War took place in Western Europe at 11A.M. -
Start of Peace negotiations in Paris.
Woodrow Wilson decided to head the U.S. delegation to the peace conference in Paris at the end of World War I, in doing so he became the first president to visit Europe during his term in office.
