Timeline of World War 1

By nigear

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    For almost a decade, Serbia was becoming hostile towards the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Serbians had wanted the territories to be part of Serbia. Ferdinand was an advocate of increased federalism and wanted to change the empire by combining the Slavic lands into a third crown. These ideas, did not make the Serbians happy. On June 28, 1914, Ferdinand was visiting the capital of Sarajevo with his wife, when he was assassinated by 19 year-old, Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian Serb. This started WWI

  • Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia

    On July 28, one month on the day Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, which effectively begun the first world war. Austria-Hungary was determined that the proper response for the assassinations, was to get the military Involved, and to start a war. That's what happened, they declared war on Serbia, which was the start of WWI.

  • Austria-Hungary Invades Russia

    On August 6,1 914, Austria-Hungary starts to invade Russia. French and British troops invade the Germany colony of Togo in West Africa. To solve the dispute, the Minister of Foreign Affairs decided that they were going to respond by setting the dispute with guns. Later starting their first attack on Serbia.

  • The Arab Revolt in The Ottoman Empire

    Arab nationalists wanted independence from the Ottomans so that they can create their own unified Arab state. When the Ottoman Turks joined Germany for the war, Britain began getting interested in inciting and backing a revolt in the Ottoman's own territory. The revolt began in June, 1916. Mecca was overtaken on June 13, as the year ended, the revolt continued and became a vital factor in the allied victory in 1918.

  • The US Enters World War 1

    Since World War I has started, American stayed neutral for over two and a half years. While American was neutral for two and a half years, they were a big supplier for Britain and the Allied forces. The ships that were used to transport the cargo, was often caught in submarine warfare around the British Isles. The sinking of Lusitania on May 7, 1915, 1200 passengers including 128 American were killed. That same year, Germany pledged to ensure the safety of passengers before sinking the ships.