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On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.
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After two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long-held strategy,
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British lost a vast number of troops.
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Following the shelling of Russian ports Russia declared war on Turkey and her allies Great Britain and France also declared war.
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The Christmas truce was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front around Christmas 1914.
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U-boats sailed from their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea in the first submarine war patrol in history.
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Was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia .
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Killing 1, 198 people, including 139 Americans; Germany agress to stop submarine patrols to keep U.S. neutral.
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The Italian declaration opened up a new front in World War I, stretching 600 kilometers, along Italy’s border with Austria-Hungary.
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This was a battle between the German and French armies.
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The American entry into World War I , after two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the United States neutral during World War I.
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The German fleet leaves the safety of its ports in a bid to shell the English coast and attack an element of the British fleet.
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This is the first appearence of USA in WW1 as they join the allies and declare war on Germany.
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During the battle of Caporetto the Austro-Hungarian forces backed up by the Germans were able to break the Italian front.
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Britain continue to launch major offences on the Western Front.
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Upon being informed by his military advisers that the army could not be relied upon not to harm him Wilhelm abandoned the notion.
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This date signifies the end of World War 1.The Armistice was signed.
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Officially ends WWI.
