world war 1 time line

  • The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.

    The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
    Franz Ferdinand was assassination
  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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    What year did WW1 end

  • Germany invades Belgium

    The actual invasion took place August 4, 1914
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    Battle of Tannenburg

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    First Battle of the Marne

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    USSR withdraws from war

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    Battle of verdun

    started on February 21st 1916 and ended on December 16th in 1916. It was to make General Philippe Pétain a hero in France. The attack on Verdun (the Germans code-named it 'Judgment') came about because of a plan by the German Chief of General Staff, von Falkenhayn.
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    Battle of the Jutland

    The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle fought by the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, against the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer during the First World War.
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    Battle of the Somme

    The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire.
  • US declares War jin ww1

    US declares War jin ww1
    U.S. Entry into World War I, 1917.
    Milestones: 1914–1920.
    U.S. Entry into World War I, 1917. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany.
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania
    The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Royal Navy blockaded German
  • German Spring offensive of 1918

    The 1918 Spring Offensive or Kaiserschlacht (Kaiser's Battle), also known as the Ludendorff Offensive, was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during the First World War, beginning on 21 March 1918, which marked the deepest advances by either side since 1914.
  • What year was Noah born