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The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand was a key event leading up to the war. He was assassinated on June 28th, 1814, by a Bosnian Serb. He and his wife were shot while being driven through Sarajevo. The objective of the assassination was to free Busnia and Herzegovina of Austria-Hungarian rule and establish a common south Slau -
Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg is known as the Second Battle of Tannenberg. The battle was between Russia and Germany. The battle occurred the 23 through the 30th of August 1014. A commanding General, Alexander Samson committed suicide. The battle destroyed most of the First Army and kept the Russians off balance until the spring of 1915. -
The first event of the Marne
The First Battle of the Marne was a battle of the First World War fought from 5 to 12 September 1914. The German army invaded France with a plan for winning the war in 40 days by occupying Paris and destroying the French and British armies. The Germans had initial successes in August. -
The second battle of ypres
During the First World War, the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 22 April – 25 May 1915 for control of the tactically important high ground to the east and south of the Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium. The First Battle of Ypres had been fought the previous autumn. -
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919. As the most important treaty of World War I, it ended the state of war between Germany and most of the Allied Powers. It was signed in the Palace of Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which led to the war. The other Central Powers on the German side signed separate treaties.