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The Assanation
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were both assassinated and that began at the start of ww1 on June 18th 1914. -
Declares war
Austria Hungary declare war on Serbia. This activated several mutual defense treaties which ultimately brought the world into conflict on a global scale. -
The Western Front
The Western Front was the place where the most powerful military forces in Europe, the German and French armies, met and where the First World War was decided. -
Belgium is invaded
Germany invaded Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium under the operational plan Fall Gelb. -
Battle of tannenburg
The Battle of Tannenberg was one of the first major battles of World War I. A victory for Germany and around 50,000 Russian deaths. -
Ottoman Empire Joins the fight.
The ottoman empire join the war on the Germany and Austria Hungary side on October 29 1914. -
The Lusitania sinks including 123 Americans.
The Lusitania sank, killing 1,195 people on board, including 123 Americans.This was the final strike for Germany because after the United States were tempted to get revenge. -
The First battle of Isonzo
The First Battle of the Isonzo was fought between the Armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary on the northeastern Italian Front in World War I, between 23 June and 7 July 1915. -
The battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun, (February 21–December 18, 1916), World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive. It was the bloodiest battle with 700,000 casualties. -
The Battle of Jutland
The battle of Jutland happened in the sea and was one of the biggest sea wars.Germany lost the battle and around 10,000 left dead. -
The battle of somme
Battle of Verdun, (February 21–December 18, 1916), World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive. -
The U.S join the fight
On April 4, 1917, the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917. -
The battle of Coporetto
The Battle of Caporetto was a military disaster for Italy during World War I. In late 1917 a combined Austrian and German force routed the Italians along the Isonzo River in northeastern Italy. -
The Russian revolution
The Russian Revolution took place in 1917, during the final phase of World War I. It removed Russia from the war. The russians had to remove themselves after having 1,451,000 casualties. -
The Treaty of Versailles.
The Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended World War I, was signed on June 28, 1919. The main authors of the treaty were the leaders of France, England, Italy and the United States.