War and Revolution

WW1

Period: Jan 1, 1907 to Jul 1, 1919

Triple Entente forms

Mar 17, 1907

The Triple Entente forms and binds France, Great Britain, and Russia together. Although they decided to join together, it wasn't necessarily because they liked eachother, but rather that they had a common goal to deter Germany from increasing its military buildup even further.

World War I

Jun 28, 1914

Assassination of Archdule Francis Ferdinand sparks

Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo

Jun 28, 1914

Kaiser William II

Jul 5, 1914

promised German support for Austria against Serbia

Austria declared war on Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

Germany declared war on Russia

Aug 1, 1914

Battle of the Marne started

Sep 6, 1914

The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place

Jan 19, 1915

Lusitania

May 7, 1915

German submarine sinks the Lusitania

The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat

May 7, 1915

The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli

Dec 19, 1915

British forces

Apr 29, 1916

surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia

Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister

Dec 7, 1916

Russian Revolution begins

Mar 8, 1917

United states enters the war

Apr 6, 1917

Peace conference met at Paris

Jan 4, 1918

Marshall Foch

Mar 29, 1918

was appointed Allied Commander on the Western Front

The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.

Jun 28, 1918

Germany agrees to truce

Nov 11, 1918

Allies Sign

Jun 28, 1919

Allies sign Treaty of Versailes