World War 1 Major Events, Joachim Joergensen

By joejoergensen

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo, Serbia, during a diplomatic visit to the neighboring country.

  • World War I Begins

    World War I Begins
    Germany invades Belgium and World War I begins.

  • Large Amounts of Gas

    Large Amounts of Gas
    Germany fired large shells filled with gas. This was the first time that large amounts of gas was used in battle.

  • First Tanks

    First Tanks
    Brittain deploy the first tanks ever used in battle, and even though they were effective for breaking through barbed wire, they didn't really work as a destructive weapon quite yet.

  • Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

    Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
    Germany starts using submariens in European waterways without restriction. As this puts American ships in danger, this is the act that finally makes U.S. declare war on Germany.

  • U.S. Enters War

    U.S. Enters War
    U.S. Congress approves the declaration of War on Germany, and joins in alliance with France and Brittain.

  • Germany and Russia establish Peace

    Germany and Russia establish Peace
    Germany signs a peace treaty with Russia, and gains land that had belonged to Ukraine and Poland.

  • Battle of Catigny

    Battle of Catigny
    The first major US offensive of World War I.

  • German Kaiser Wilhelm Abdicates

    German Kaiser Wilhelm Abdicates
    The German Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates ending all hope for a German victory. He escapes to the Netherlands where he live the rest of his life in peace.

  • Treaty of Verssailles

    Treaty of Verssailles
    The peace treaty that ended World War I.