British troops on the march during mesopotamian campaign world war i

World War I

By HughH

  • Franz Ferdinand Assassination

    Franz Ferdinand Assassination
    The assassination sparked the beginning of World War I

  • Austria-Hungray declared war on Serbia

    Austria-Hungray declared war on Serbia
    They did it to avenge the assassination of their Arch Duke

  • First use of a gas weapon by the Germans

    First use of a gas weapon by the Germans
    They used deadly gasses to knock out the other group. This made people wear gas masked that made it really hard to breath. Many Died

  • Lusitania was sunk

    Lusitania was sunk
    The Germans used a a U boat to launch a torpedo many died and Germans at blame.

  • Wilson reelected pledged American nuetrality

    Wilson reelected pledged American nuetrality
    This meant they would be out of the war a little longer.

  • Zimmermann Note

    Zimmermann Note
    The Zimmermann Note was sent to Mexico To try to get them to invade The U.S.. This was the last straw for the U.S.

  • Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian Tsar

    Bolsheviks led by Lenin overthrow Russian Tsar
    This meant America could say that the Allies were fighting for democracy. This boosted peoples opinion of the war.

  • U.S. Declares War

    U.S. Declares War
    The U.S. declares war on Germany because of their killings and the Zimmermann Note. The U.S. entering the war will change the wars outcome.

  • War Ends

    War Ends
    The Americans join the Allies and gain back all the land that was lost. The Germans had had to much.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    The treaty ended the fighting between the Germans and the Allied powers.This made the germans withdraw their troops from France and made give them their respirations.