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Assassination of Archduke Frans Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Serbian Nationalist named Gavrilo Princep. Set off the powder keg in Europe. -
Austrian-Hungarian empire declares war on Serbia
Due to the assassination, the Austrian-Hunagarian Empire declared what was expected to be a short war on Serbia. -
Germany Invades Belgium
To execute the Schlieffen Plan, Germany had to go through Belgium in order to invade France. -
Battle of Tannenberg
Germans defeated the Russian army on its way to invade Germany. -
First Battle of the Marne
The Allies stopped the German Invasion of Paris. -
Dardanelles Campaign Begins
Campaign Begins -
Sinking of the Lusitana
A British passenger ship, sunk by a German U-boat. -
Battle of Verdun
The French held their line against a German offensive until December of the same year, during the longest battle of the war. -
Battle of Jutland
An indecisive naval battle between German and British fleets. -
Battle of the Somme
A disatrious allied offensive at the Somme, where Allied casualities numbered in the millions. -
US Declares War
The United States enters into the first World War, declaring war on the Central Powers. -
USSR withdraws from the War
Russian revolutionaries setup a Communist government, attempting to make peace with the Central Powers. -
RAF Formed
The british Royal Air Force is formed. -
German Spring Offensive off 1918
A series of German Attacks along the Western Front. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The turning point of the war, in which the Allies defested the Central Powers and advanced continuously until the end of the war. -
Battle of St. Mihiel
General Pershing leads the American Army to Victory. -
Austrian-Hungarian Empire Surrenders
The Austrian-Hungarian Empire surrenders, -
Kaiser Abdicted
Wilhem 11 is overthrown, and a German Republick is made. -
World War 1 Ends
The Central Powes, tired of fighting, sign the armistice that ends World War 1.
