world war 1

Archduke assasination

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke franz ferdinad is assasinated in sarajevo. This is the event that sparks world war 1. Gavrilo Princip killed archduke franz fernidad.

beginnig world war 1

Aug 4, 1914

Germany invades belgium. Begining world war 1. Germany invaded belgium to set up there armys

Germans fire

Apr 22, 1915

The Germans fired canisters filled with chlorine gas at allied lines. This is the first time large amounts of gas are used in battle.The result is the near collapse of french lines.However, the Germans were unable to take advantage of the breach

lusitania sinks

May 7, 1915

A German submarine sinks the passenger liner lustania.The ship carried 1,198 people 128 of them were american.The sinking of lustania made the president of the USA feriouse.

germans limit submarines

Sep 18, 1915

Reacting to the international outrage of the sinking of the lustania.Kaiser wilhem unrestricted submarine warfare.This is a attempt to keep the united states out of the war

first tanks

Sep 15, 1916

The british employ the first tanks ever used in battle,at delville wood.There useful for breaking threw barbed wire but it dosent work like there supposed to.But they cleared a path for the infantry