World War 1 Timeline

Founding of the triple alliance

Mar 25, 1882

military alliance between germany austria and hungary and italy that lasted from 1882 until world war 1

Founding of the triple Entente

Mar 31, 1907

The Triple Entente was the name given to the alliance among Great Britain, France and Russia after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente in 1907.

Assassaination of archduke ferdianand

Jun 28, 1914

The objective was to break off austria-hungarys slave provinces so they could be combined to greater serbia

1st battle of the marne

Sep 5, 1914

battle fought between 5 and 12 september 1914

Battle of verdum

Feb 18, 1916

It was fought between the German and French armies, from 21 February-18 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France

2nd battle of the marne

Mar 31, 1918

turning point of the first world war on the western front

armistice ends world war 1

May 28, 1918

germany made a agreement to stop fighting until a treaty was signed

treaty of brest-litovsk

Sep 5, 1939

also called the battle of brest litovsk was between the poles and the germans in september 1939

usa declares war on germany

Mar 31, 1941

american navy and air force to shoot on sight at any german vessel

sinking of the luistiana

Mar 31, 2011

the sinking of the lusitania enraged americans and hastened the united states entrance into world war 1