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Assassination Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife,Sophie, were shot in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip. He was part of a group of six Bosnian Serb assassins coordinated by Danilo Ilic. -
Austria-Hungary Declares War
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Several other wars followed the next week. -
Germany Declares War on France
On August 3, Germany declared war on France. Germany thought France would be weak and easy to capture. They wanted to get the easy country out of the way, so they wanted to defeat France and then finish off Russia. -
Germany Invaded Belgium
Germany invades Belgium and begins fighting. -
U.S. To Remain Neutral
On August 19 Woodrow Wilson announced that the United States would remain neutral and stay out of European affairs. He knew that many of the immigrants that had came to the U.S. were from the nations at war. -
Allies Stop Germany
Allies stopped Germany in France in the First Battle of the Marne. -
Christmas Truce Is Declared
The Christmas truce was a series of unoffical ceasefires that took place along the Western Front during Christmas 1914. Throughout the week leading up to Chirstmas, both Germans and Americans began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their trenches. They mingled, exchanged presents and food. They even had joint burial ceremonies and played football. They often ended their meetings by singing Christmas carols. -
Germans Sink The Lusitania
German U-boats Torpedoed the passenger boat Lusitania. There were 1,959 people were on board, 159 of those were Americans. -
Italy Declares War
On May 23 Italy decalred war on Austria-Hungary. -
U.S. Declares War
On April 6 the U.S. joined Britain, France, and Russia to fight in WWI. Wilson realized that war was inevitable, but he feared war would change America forever, making it tougher and less humane. -
WWI Is Over
On June 28 the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I. The treaty was signed exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The other central powers on the German side were dealt with in other treaties.
