World War I - Mariona Gomila

Paz Armada

Period: 1870 to 1914

Creation of the Triple Alliance

1882

Formed by: Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

Berlin Conference

Nov 25, 1884

Organized in order to solve the problems related to the colonial expansion in Africa and resolve its distribution

Creation of the Triple Entente

1907

Formed by: France, Russia and Britain

World War I

Period: 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Murdered by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo
It was the trigger event for the First World War

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

Jul 23, 1914

Austria-Hungary against Serbia because of Franz Ferdinand's death

German Invasion of Luxemburg and Belgium

Aug 2, 1914

Battle of Marne

Sep 12, 1914

France and Britain (won) against Germany

Sinking of the Lusitania

May 7, 1915

British ocean liner sank by a german submarine

Battle of Somme

1916

Britain and France (won) against Germany

Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

France (won) against Germany

Britain intercepted a German telegram

1917

USA Entered the war

1917

Because of the telegram's interceptation and many other reasons

Treaty of Versailles

1918

Allies:
France and Britain Central Powers:
Germany Others:
Italy, Belgium, Australia, etc.

Right of women to vote

1918

Armistice of Germany

1918

Treaty that ended the fighting on land, sea, and in the air in World War I between the Allies and the German Empire

Declaration of President Wilson's 14 points

Jan 8, 1918

This points deffended self-determination

Foundation of the League of Nations

Jan 10, 1920

Conformed by 64 countries