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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is Assasinated
On June 28th, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Bosnia by Gavrilo Princip. Gavrilo was a member of the Black Hand, which was a terrorist organization that had decided Ferdinand was a threat to Serbian and it's independence. -
Austria Hungary Declares war on Serbia
On July 28th, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. This event marked the beginning of World War 1. -
Germany Invades Belgium
Germany invades Belgium, a neutral country, while allying with Austria-Hungary. -
Battle of Tannenberg
Russia attempted to invade German Poland and East Prussia during the Eastern Front, but German and Austrian soldiers stopped them. The fact that the Germans defeated the Russians at the end made this much more important. -
Ottoman Empire Joins WWI
The Central Powers were joined by the Allies as a result of their attempts to defeat the Ottoman Empire in light of the impasse in Europe. This is a big deal since it means that Germany and Austria have more soldiers and an additional ally in the fight against the Allied army. -
Poisonous Gas is Invented
The latest chemical weapon in Germany's arsenal, chlorine gas, which irritated lung tissue and may cause death, made its debut on the Western Front along with the first successful use of poison gas. -
The Lusitania Sinking
When the British ship Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank, it was sailing from New York to Liverpool, England. This event is noteworthy because it contributed to the American widespread belief that Germany was an enemy. -
Battle of Verdun
During World War I, the Battle of Verdun was one of the longest conflicts. The French and Germans fought each other in this fight along the Western Front. Due to the fact that it lasted from February to December of 1916, one of the longest conflicts in World War I, makes this event important. After this fight, nearly a million people died on both sides. -
The Battle of Somme
Another conflict that took place between the French and Germans on the Western Front was Battle of the Somme. This was the second-longest fight of WWI, making it important during WWI. -
Zimmerman Telegram
On January 17, 1917, the German Foreign Office sent the Zimmermann Telegram, a covert diplomatic message suggesting a military alliance between Mexico and the German Empire in the event that the United States joined the war against Germany. -
Russian Revolution
After two years of losing, the people of Russia began to feel angry at the war and at their country's leaders. Following that, they launched an uprising under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, which compelled Russia to negotiate an armistice with the Central Powers and free them to advance their forces in the direction of their allies on the Western Front. -
The United States Enters WWI
President Woodrow Wilson of the Untied States had requested that Congress will declare war on Germany in response to Germany sinking four American ships in March. Since the United States is fighting with Germany and Austria-Hungary in this war, it is an important event. -
Selective Service Act
The US had been suffering from a manpower shortage and a lack of volunteers ever since it entered the war. The Selective Service Act was created and passed on May 18, 1917, because the United States did not want this to appear good. You had to be a US citizen between the ages of 18 and 45 to join the war. -
Armistice
After over four years of warfare and millions of casualties, the battling on the Western Front stopped on November 11, 1918. The Armistice between Germany and the Allies was a step taken to ending the war, even thoughfighting continuing elsewhere. -
The Treaty of Versailles
Germany committed to paying for all the damage caused during World War I after fighting for more than 4 years. As a result, Germany senttroops, planes, and submarines into the Rhineland, and limiting the size of their army to 100,000 men. This treaty ending World War 1 was signed by Germany on June 28, 1919.