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Development of Alliances
Woodrow Wilson was president of the United States during World War I. The Triple Alliance included Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy. Italy originally was neutral. The Triple Entente included Russia, France, and Great Britain. All of these countries were involved because of alliances with each other. -
The First Battle of the Marne
Also known as the "Miracle of the Marne", this battle took place outside of Paris. It was where Great Britain came to the defense of Belgium. Trench warfare was created as a result. -
Stalemate on the Western Front
Austria-Hungary and Germany, and France and Britain were at a standstill in battle. They had been not making much progress, and as a result used trench warfare. The usage of trenches allowed troops to not be easy targets. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke in Sarajevo. Ferdinand, the Crown-Prince of Austria Hungary, was killed by the Black Hand, who wanted to protest rule of Austria-Hungary. The assassination sparked the beginning of World War I. -
Austria Declares War on Serbia
As a result of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination, Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia. Russia came to the defense of Serbia, because both were Slavic countries. Germany came to the defense of Austria-Hungary, and France came to the defense of Russia. -
Technology In World War I
World War I brought about many changes in terms of technology. Machine guns were useful because it allowed the person shooting to not need to immediately reload after shooting. Poison gas was a method used a lot in trench warfare to kill troops. Tanks were used at the end of the war. Submarines and airplanes were also important for fighting off troops. -
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Battle of Gallipoli
Gallipoli was a plan to circle around in Gallipoli and move west. It turned out to be a disaster, and the Turks won the battle. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The Lusitania was a British ocean liner. On the Lusitania were a few Americans. German U-boats, or submarines, sunk the Lusitania because they claimed there were weapons on the ship that were going to be used, and the Germans were right. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman Note, also known as the Zimmerman Telegram, was a note from Germany asking for Mexico's assistance. Germany called on Mexico to attack the United States if the United States came into the war. This was unsuccessful. -
Russian Revolution
Russia left the World War to fight in its own Civil War. Russia did not have enough food. Lennon came out of exile and caused a Communist revolution. The royal family was killed by Communists, therefore making Russia a Communist country. -
Death of Nicholas II
On July 17th, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II and his children were murdered. They were taken by Blosheviks, or Communists, to a basement and were assassinated. -
America joins the War
America initially did not want to join the war, because they wanted to stay neutral. However, the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Note led to the U.S. involvement. After the U.S. became involved, many troops were brought in, and Germany and Austria-Hungary had already been in bad shape. -
Armistice
The Armistice, also known as the Treaty of Versailles, proved that the Allied forces, which were the United States, Britain, and France, had won the war. The losing countries were Germany and Austria-Hungary, at the end of the war. The Armistice broke up Austria-Hungary, boundaries of countries changed, and said that Germany would need to pay other countries for their losses from the war.
