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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz was heir to the Austrian-Hungary throne who was assassinated after a previous attempt failed he was on his way to the hospital to check on the wounded where his driver made a wrong turn as a member of the Black hand saw the Duke taking his pistol out and shooting him and his wife. -
Austria-Hungary called war
After the death of the Archduke Austria-Hungary calls war on Serbia causing the start of World War 1 -
Serbia seeks help
After Austria-Hungary says they want the leaders of the black hand arrested Serbia seeks Russia to come to their aid -
Germany calls war on russia
Shortly after Austria-Hungary calls war on Serbia Germany jumps in declaring war on Russia causing the tower to collapse with countries calling war on each other one after another. -
Germany declares war once again
Just a few days after Germany called war on Russia they decided to call war on France -
First German aircraft shot down by Allied plane
A high productive aircraft the Voisin III became the first Allied plane to shoot down an enemy aircraft -
Battle of Ypres
Germany and the Allied armies were at war in near the Belgian city of Ypres for over 2 months making it one of the three most costly battles of the war -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A Britain cruise ship containing Americans and other races was shot down by a German sub this was one of the major events causing the U.S to join the war -
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
On May 3, Italy resigned from the Triple Alliance and later declared war against Austria-Hungary at midnight on May 23 -
Germany declares war on Portugal
Germany declaring war on Portugal ending in Germany victory -
the zimmermann telegram
Germany sent a telegram which in the end was seen by the U.S but had Germany telling Mexico that if the U.S were to join the war Mexico would join on the Central Powers team and in return they would give back area of land that the U.S took from them. -
U.S enters the war
After Germany killed to many americans while they were out of the war the U.S declared war on Germany and joined the war -
The end of WW1
after 4 years of nonstop fighting the Allies finally win defeating the Central powers and letting the world somewhat calm down -
Paris Peace Confrence
Paris holds a conference to call peace for the war and to try and fully end the war -
The signing of The Treaty of Versaille
After millions of causality from the war a group called the big 5 (France, U.S, Italy, Britain, and Japan) came together writing a treaty after succeeding and winning the war as well as deciding how to punish Germany for starting the war.