World War 1

  • (EU)Archduke assassination in Sarajevo

    (EU)Archduke assassination in Sarajevo
    On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gabrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for World War 1. Which would grow because of entangling alliances.
  • Germany declares war on France

    Germany declares war on France
    Germany declared war against France. They went to war after the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz.
  • Sinking of the Lusitania (1915)

    Sinking of the Lusitania (1915)
    Lusitania was sending good to their allies and Germany used a submarine to sink the ship. It was between Germany and United Kingdom.
  • Wilson re-elected

    he was re-elected to be president of the United States.
  • Zimmerman Note

    Germany sends a telegraph to Mexico. Britan intercepted the message and decodes the note that Germany sent.
  • America Enters the War

    The president Wilson proposed to go into war and passed by congress. They joined into the war with their allies Britain, France, and Russia.
  • Spanish Influenza

    Spanish Influenza
    It was a deadly virus that infected 500 million people.
  • Armistice

    Armistice
    An agreement between the two opposing sides to stop war, it was a truce.
  • Britain declares war on Germany

    Britain declares war on Germany
    Britain goes to war with Germany after Germany invades Poland.