World War 1 Timeline

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  • Assassination of Archduke Frank Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Frank Ferdinand
    Archduke Fran’s Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were both assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.

  • Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
    Gavrilo Princip was a Serbian rebel who was responsible for the Archdukes death. When Serbia wouldn’t release him to Austri-Hungary, they declared war on Serbia.

  • Germany Declares War on Russia

    Germany Declares War on Russia
    Germany declared war on Russia since they were going to help Serbia. This was also Germany’s entrance into WW1.

  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania
    The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German u-boat. It killed 128 Americans and would soon be reason why America enters WW1.

  • Britain Introduces Conscription

    Britain Introduces Conscription
    Conscription, also known as a draft, was first introduced in Great Britain to help recruit more members to help fight in WW1.

  • Zimmerman Telegraph is Intercepted by America

    Zimmerman Telegraph is Intercepted by America
    The Zimmerman Telegraph was a note from Germany to Mexico that was intercepted by the United States. It stated that Germany wanted Mexico to distract The US and keep Them from joining WW1. In return Germany would help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona for there help. Although the US received this information and noticed that this violated the Monroe Doctrine. It also became a huge reason why the United States joined WW1.

  • United States Declares War on Germany

    United States Declares War on Germany
    The US Declares War on Germany because of a variety of things. Although it especially declared war because Great Britain was on the verge of defeat and the US knew Germany had to be stopped.

  • Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points

    Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
    Woodrow Wilson created 14 points in which he believed would help end WW1 and bring peace all around the world.

  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders
    Germany signed an armistice which meant that World War 1 was unofficially over. From this point on, the Allied Powers were known as victorious.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    The Treaty of Versailles was a document that was signed between Germany and the Allied Powers that officially needed the war. It also stated how the war efforts were going to be paid off and what would happen to Germany.