World War 1 Timeline

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  • Entry into the War; Archduke Franz Ferdinand gets asasinated

    Entry into the War; Archduke Franz Ferdinand gets asasinated
    Blue heading: War Begins
    Red heading: The Deadliest War
    Section: 1

  • Entry Into the War; Austria-Hungary declares War on Serbia

    Entry Into the War; Austria-Hungary declares War on Serbia
    Austria Hungary declared War on Serbia.
    Section: 1
    Blue Heading: War Begins
    Red Heading: The Deadliest War

  • Entry into the War; Germany declares war on France

    Entry into the War; Germany declares war on France
    Germany declares war on France.
    Section: 1
    Blue Heading: War Begins
    Red Heading: The Deadliest War

  • Entry into the War; Germany declares war on Russia

    Entry into the War; Germany declares war on Russia
    Red heading: The Deadliest War
    Blue heading: War Begins
    Sections: 1

  • Entry into the War; Great Britain Declares War on Germany

    Entry into the War; Great Britain Declares War on Germany
    Red heading: The Deadliest War
    Blue heading: War Begins
    Section: 1

  • Important or Pivotal Batlles, Battle of the Marne-Fighting quickly settled Into a long stalemate or deadlock.

    Important or Pivotal Batlles, Battle of the Marne-Fighting quickly settled Into a long stalemate or deadlock.
    Red heading: Origins of World War 1
    Blue heading: War Begins
    Section: 1

  • Important or Pivotal battles, Battle of the Verdun from February 21st, 1916 to December 16th, 1916. 750,000 casualties for the Germans and French result from new trench warfare

    Important or Pivotal battles, Battle of the Verdun from February 21st, 1916 to December 16th, 1916. 750,000 casualties for the Germans and French result from new trench warfare
    Red Heading: The Deadliest War
    Blue Heading: War Begins
    Section: 1

  • Russian Revolutions; the Bolsheviks seized the government

    Russian Revolutions; the Bolsheviks seized the government
    Section 3
    Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances
    Blue Heading: Russia makes peace

  • Russian Revolutions; Vladimir Lenin intended to set Russia on the road to communism.

    Russian Revolutions; Vladimir Lenin intended to set Russia on the road to communism.
    Red heading: Setbacks and Advances
    Blue heading: Russia makes Peace
    Section: 3

  • Departure from the war by major countries; Russia and Germany signed a peace agreement called the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    Departure from the war by major countries; Russia and Germany signed a peace agreement called the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
    Section 3
    Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances
    Blue Heading: Russia makes peace

  • Important or pivotal battles, Battle of the Belleau: The French commander assigned American troops from a area called Belleau Wood.

    Important or pivotal battles, Battle of the Belleau: The French commander assigned American troops from a area called Belleau Wood.
    Section 3
    Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances
    Blue Heading: Turning the Tide

  • Important and Pivotal Battles; Battle of Chateau-Thierry, By the beginning of June, Germany had reached Chateau-Thierry on the Marne River.

    Important and Pivotal Battles; Battle of Chateau-Thierry, By the beginning of June, Germany had reached Chateau-Thierry on the Marne River.
    Section: 3
    Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances

    Blue Heading: Germany Attacks

  • Important or pivotal battles; Battle of Argonne Forest, American soldiers advanced along on heavily fortified German positions between the Meuse River and the Argonne Forest

    Important or pivotal battles; Battle of Argonne Forest, American soldiers advanced along on heavily fortified German positions between the Meuse River and the Argonne Forest
    Red heading: Setbacks and Advances
    Blue heading: Battle of Argonne Forest
    Section: 3

  • Armistice to end the fighting; The head of the German government requested an armistice

    Armistice to end the fighting; The head of the German government requested an armistice
    Section 3
    Red Heading: The Armistice
    Blue Heading: A harsh Armistice

  • Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles; German delegates reluctantly signed the treaty

    Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles; German delegates reluctantly signed the treaty
    Red heading: Peace Conference in Paris
    Blue heading: The Treaty of Versailles
    Section: 4