World War

By Ulayahowell1

  • The bomb

    The bomb
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, visit Sarajevo in Bosnia. A bomb is thrown at their auto but misses. Undaunted, they continue their visit only to be shot and killed a short time later by a lone assassin. Believing the assassin to be a Serbian nationalist, the Austrians target their anger toward Serbia. The US holds off.

  • War with Serbia

    War with Serbia
    The Austro-Hungarian Empire declares war on Serbia. The US holds back

  • DORA

    DORA
    Britain enacts the Defense of the Realm Act (DORA) granting unprecedented powers to the government to control the economy and daily life. The US holds back.

  • Germany

    Germany
    A German U-Boat torpedoes the British passenger liner Lusitania off the Irish coast. It sinks in 18 minutes, drowning 1,201 persons, including 128 Americans. President Woodrow Wilson subsequently sends four diplomatic protests to Germany. The US holds back

  • Telegram

    Its message outlines plans for an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States. The Zimmermann telegram is passed along by the British to the Americans and is then made public, causing an outcry from interventionists in the U.S., such as former president Teddy Roosevelt, who favor American military involvement in the war. The US was involved.

  • War with Germany

    War with Germany
    The United States of America declares war on Germany.

  • First American landed in france

    First American landed in france
    The first American troops land in France.

  • French army victory

    The goal is to drive a wedge between the British and French armies on the Western Front via a series of all-out offensives using Germany's finest divisions and intensive storm troop tactics. Once this succeeds, the plan is to first decimate the British Army to knock Britain out of the war, and then decimate the French Army, and thus secure final victory. The US holds back