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Archduke Ferdinland and Sophie shot started an outbreak
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are shot to death by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. The killings sparked a chain of events that led to the outbreak of World War I by early August. Archduke Franz Ferdinland, Sophie, Bosnian Serb, Outbreak, Sarajevo. Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke of Austria, motioning dizzying series international events leading the start of what would become World War I. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
After a report of an unverified incident involving Hapsburg and Serbian troops, the government of Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia...World War I was fought on three continents and across the world's major oceans. Hapsburg, Serbian troops, Austria-Hungary, unverified, declared war. Eventually the spread of the war caused ciaos and interfere with the untied states which only gave them a reason to collide into the war and fight. -
Great Brittan declares war on Germany
Great Britain declares war on Germany. The declaration is binding on all Dominions within the British Empire including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. August 4, 1914 - The United States declares its neutrality. Great Britain, Germany, ,Dominions, neutrality, untied states. Untied states did not concern itself with events and alliances in Europe and thus stayed out of the war. Wilson firmly opposed to war, believing that the key aim was to ensure peace for all countries -
Germany bombs Britain
Germany begins an aerial bombing campaign against Britain using Zeppelins. Germany, Britain, Zeppelins, Bombing. -
Sinking of RMS
Less than a year after World War I erupted across Europe, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England. England, German U- boat, torpedoed, RMS. The United States eventually protested the action, and Germany apologized and pledged to end unrestricted submarine warfare. -
France IV sunk in the Mediterranean
French passenger ship France IV was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) southwest of Sardinia, Italy by German submarine SM U-38, with her crew surviving. France IV, sunk, Mediterranean, German submarine. It gave the United states and Germany an advantage of succeeding the war but it didn't end up that way but it was way better. -
US declares war
The United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe. Fighting since the summer of 1914, Britain, France, and Russia welcomed news that American troops and supplies would be directed toward the Allied war effort. United states, declares war, conflict, Europe, Britain, France, American troops, Allied. The United States broke diplomatic relations with Germany, and just hours after that the American liner Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat. -
France welcomes American troops
The first American troops land in France. American troops, land, France. The first Americans entered combat when units from the U.S. Army’s First Division were assigned to Allied trenches in the Luneville sector near Nancy, France. Each American unit was attached to a corresponding French unit. -
Allied powers signature leading to an end war
Allied powers signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany at Compiegne, France, at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918, bringing the war now known as World War I. To a close...between the world wars, November 11 was commemorated as Armistice Day in the United States, Great Britain, and France. 4 Allied powers, signed, Armistice day. The United States designated November 11 as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. British Commonwealth countries now call the holiday Remembrance Day. -
Germany ends WW1
Germany and the Allies signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending World War I and providing for the creation of the League of Nations. Treaty, 4 Allies, Versailles, ending WW1, creation, league, nations. Many Americans felt that the Treaty was unfair on Germany. More importantly, they felt that Britain and France were making themselves rich at Germany's expense and that the USA should not be helping them to do this.
