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Assassination Of Franz Ferdinand
On the date of June, 28th, 1914 the heir to the Austrian Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was visiting the country of Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo with his Wife. On that day a organization called The Black Hand had planned to murder Franz and Gavrilo Princip an assassin for The Black Hand had ambushed their coach as they were traveling around the city, and shot Franz Ferdinand and Sophie. Killing them both and soon after learning that he was killed Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. -
Russia Joins
After being blamed for the death of Franz Ferdinand, Serbia was forced into a war against Austria. So panicking they asked their closest ally Russia for support and so they did joining the war to aid their ally. -
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World War 1
World War 1 was a drastic and bloody war that happened from July 28th, 1914 to November 11th, 1918. Many countries were involved and there were many things that led up to the start of the war. -
Germany Declares War On Russia
After hearing that Russia had joined into the war supporting Serbia, Austria Hungary looked back to their closest ally asking for help. And so Germany was pulled into the war to help their ally by declaring war on Russia. -
France Defends Russia And Joins The War
After hearing that Germany had declared war on Russia, France was forced to join in because they were bound to a treaty to defend Russia at every cost. -
Britain Joins In!
Britain sees that their ally France declares war so they declare war on Germany as well to support them, but not for all that. Great Britain had resented Germany for a long time but after Germany's invasion into the neutral territory of Belgium they decided it was time. -
The Western Front
On August 4, 1914 Germany used a strategy known as the Schlieffen Plan, an aggressive military invasion strategy. German troops crossed the border into Belgium. In the first battle of World War I, the Germans assaulted the heavily fortified city of Liege, using the most powerful weapons in their arsenal, enormous siege cannons, to capture the city by August 15. The Germans left death and destruction in their wake as they advanced through Belgium toward France, shooting and killing civilians. -
Battle Of Tannenberg
Battle of Tannenberg was a battle fought at Tannenberg, East Prussia in August 26–30, 1914 that ended in a German victory over the Russians. The crushing defeat occurred barely a month into the conflict. -
The First Battle Of Marne
In the First Battle of the Marne, fought from September 6-9, 1914, French and British forces confronted the invading Germany army, which had by then penetrated deep into northeastern France, within 30 miles of Paris. The Allied troops checked the German advance and mounted a successful counterattack, driving the Germans back to north of the Aisne River. The defeat meant the end of German plans for a quick victory in France. But that wasn't the end of Germany. -
The Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 to 1916, was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers of World War I to control the sea route from Europe to Russia. The campaign began with a failed naval attack by British and French ships on the Dardanelles Straits in February to March 1915 and continued with a major land invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, involving British and French troops. Th strong Turkish resistance had decreased the chances of success and so by October they had suffered. -
The Battle Of Verdun
Battle of Verdun lasted from February 21 to December 18, 1916. It was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most ferocious battles of the war; French casualties amounted to about 400,000, German ones to about 350,000. Some 300,000 were killed. -
The Battle Of Somme
The Battle of the Somme, which took place from July to November 1916, began as an Allied offensive against German forces along the Western Front of World War I, near the Somme River in France. The battle turned into one of the most bitter, deadly and costly battles in all of human history, By the time the Battle of the Somme ended nearly five months later, more than 3 million soldiers on both sides had fought in the battle, and more than 1 million had been killed or wounded. -
Russia Revolts!: 1
From 1914 to 1916, Russia’s army mounted several offensives on World War I’s Eastern Front, but was unable to break through German lines. Defeat on the battlefield, combined with economic lost and the lack of food and other essentials, led to poverty among the Russian people. This increased hostility was directed toward the imperial regime of Czar Nicholas II. -
Russia Revolts!: 2
Russia’s simmering instability exploded in the Russian Revolution of 1917, led by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks, which brought a halt to Russian participation in World War I. Russia reached an armistice with the Central Powers in early December 1917, freeing German troops to face the remaining Allies on the Western Front. -
America Saves The Day AKA America Joins the War
At the start of the war the United States decided to stay neutral and watch from the sidelines until in 1915 Germany declared the waters surrounding the British Isles to be a war zone, and German boats sunk several commercial and passenger vessels. Then in May 7th, 1915 a ship called the Lusitania was suck whiles traveling from New York to Liverpool, England with hundreds aboard it. After that on April 2 Woodrow Wilson appeared before Congress and called for a declaration of war against Germany. -
Second Battle Of Marne
On July 15, 1918, German troops launched an attack, attacking French forces in the Second Battle of the Marne. The Allies successfully pushed back the German offensive and launched their own counteroffensive just three days later. After suffering massive casualties, Germany was forced to call off a planned offensive further north. The Second Battle of the Marne turned the tide of war decisively towards the Allies, who were able to regain much of France and Belgium in the months that followed. -
Toward Armistice
By the fall of 1918, the Central Powers were unraveling on all fronts. Despite the Turkish victory at Gallipoli, later defeats by invading forces, the Turks signed a treaty with the Allies in August 10th, 1920. Austria Hungary, dissolving from movements among its diverse population, reached an armistice on November 3rd, 1918. Facing dwindling resources on the battlefield, and the surrender of its allies, Germany was finally forced to seek an armistice on November 11, 1918, ending World War I. -
Treaty Of Versailles
At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, Allied leaders joined together to sign the Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28, 1919, and this officially ended the feud between every country except Germany. Left with war guilt, heavy reparations, Germany felt tricked into signing the treaty, having believed any peace would be a “peace without victory,” as put forward by President Wilson. Resentment for the treaty would lead to Germany's rising in WW2.