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June 28, 1914- Franz Ferdinand Assassination
The terrorist, nationalist, group called 'The Black Hand' sent a member named Gavrillo Princip to kill archduke of Austra- Hungary. On June 28, 1914, air to the throne, Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated. -
July 28, 1914- Austria Hungary Declares War On Serbia
On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War. -
August 1, 1914 - Russia Declares War on Austria Hungary
On August 1, 1914, four days after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, two more great European powers—Russia and Germany—declare war on each other; the same day, France orders a general mobilization. -
August 3, 1914- Germany Declares War on France
Belgian government refuses German demands. British government guarantees armed support to Belgium. Germany declares war on France. -
December 21,1914- England
First German air raid on England. The aeroplane dropped bombs in the sea near Dover. -
England Raid - December 26 1914
The first bomb dropped on English soil. This was the Second raid of England. -
Battle of Ypres- April 22, 1915
Battle of Ypres begins in 1915. -
Triple Alliance - May 4, 1915
Italy denounces the Triple Alliance. -
Sinking of the Lusitania- May 7, 1915
Germans shoot down the Lusitania sinking the passenger ship killing innocents. -
Second Battle of Ypres- May 25, 1915
The second battle marked the fight for the control over strategic Flemish town. -
Zimmerman Telegram- January 19, 1917
Germany was going to ask Mexico to help them fight against the U.S. Instead, the U.S. intercepted the telegram. -
Woodrow Wilson's Campaign Slogan.
^Woodrow Wilson's campaign slogan, "He kept us out of war." announced that he would do everything to keep U.S. neutral to keep them out of war -
U.S. enters war on April 6, 1917.
"The world must be made safe for democracy."- Quote by Woodrow Wilson POTUS
