World War I

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  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

    Franz was the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne and was killed by a Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip

  • Austria declares war on Serbia

    Because of the assassintion of Ferdinand, Ausria-Hungary declares war

  • Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary

    Russia made an alliance with Serbia early and was going to back them up if anything happen to them.

  • Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declared war on France and Invaded Belgium

  • Britain declares war on Germany

    Britain had Belgium's alliance and will defend it if attacked

  • Germany begins to produce U-Boats around this time

  • Germany deafeted Russians at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes

    A big blow for the Russian Morale

  • Tanks are first used at Somme

    These tanks were just to mobilize troops and had machine guns instead of cannons.

  • Turkey joins the Central Powers

  • Sinking of the Lusitania

  • Italy declares war on Germany

  • Tanks are first used at the battle of Somme

  • Germany declares that they'll destroy any ship that aids thier enemies

    This is known as unrestricted submarine warfare

  • Another traety is signed between Russia and Germany

  • U.S. declares war on Germany

  • Russia signs armistance Treaty with Germany

  • Another treaty is signed between Russia and Germany

  • Germany signed an Armistance between Allies

    This ended World War I

  • Traety of Versailles

    Made Germany have the war gulit. Germany had to loose land, pay billions in war damages, and reduce the size of its army; this help set the cause of WWII