British troops on the march during mesopotamian campaign world war i

World War I

  • Austria - Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Austria - Hungary declares war on Serbia

    The killing of archduke set of a major conflict between them. This made Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia.
  • Franz Ferdinand Assassination

    Franz Ferdinand Assassination

    The assassination sparked World War I
  • First use of gas as a weapon by the Germans

    First use of gas as a weapon by the Germans

    Germans created gas warfare first. They used mustard gas. It would sometimes make you blind. This tactic was very smart in the trenches.
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania

    The Lusitania was a British passenger ship. It also had many Americans onboard. The Germans shot the ship out of the water with U-boats. They were German submarines. This made U.S. angry. This event put the U.S. closer to declaring war.
  • Wilson reelected; pledged American neutrality

    Wilson reelected; pledged American neutrality

    Wilson was a Demarcate. He wanted neutrality in the war. He didn't want to spend the money or people in a war.
  • Zimmerman Note

    Zimmerman Note

    The Zimmerman note was from the Germans to Mexico. The British intercepted the note. It said that the Germans wanted Mexico to attack the U.S. because the Germans didn't want American power Against Germany. This made Wilson and American angry. However most American thought it was just propaganda.
  • U.S. declares war

    U.S. declares war

    One thing led to another. U.S. declared war on Germany. Between the Lusitania and The Zimmerman note. The Americans were angry.
  • Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian government

    Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian government

    In Russia, riots broke out all over about the new government.
  • War ends

    War ends

    After a long 4 years and 3 months it ends. After many families destroy and mass amounts of pain. It ends.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and Allied Powers.