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Archduke Fersinand Assasinated
Serbia disliked Austria-Hungary, Gavrillo Prinip joins a terriost group which told him to assassinate Franz Ferdinand. War began with the assassination when the Archduke and his wife were shot dead. -
Austria-Hungary declares war
Austria-Hungary blames Serbia for the assassination. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Empire was angry. They declared what they expected to be short war on Serbia. -
Germany declares war on France.
Germany was planning to attack Russia, which France had alliance with. -
Germany declares war on Belgium.
Germany declares war on France, and invades neutral Belgium. Britain then sends an ultimatum, rejected by the Germans, to withdraw from Belgium. -
U.S. stays out
President Woodrow Wilson declared that the U.S. would not take sides. The U.S. will remain neutral during WW1. The U.S. still traded with Britain though. -
World War I Starts
Germany invades Belgium. The declared the Belgian government the right of free passage across Belgium for its troops -
Sinking of Lusitania
Germany sunk a British passenger ship, the Lusitania. Germany killed 1,200 people and 128 of them were Americans. The U.S. was angered and many wanted war with Germany. Germany sunk the ship because they "thought there was weapons under the boat". To come to find out later on Germany was right. -
Lusitania Sink
German Submarine sinks the Lusitania, due to belief that they were shipping weapons to Britain. The ship carried 1,198 people and 128 of them were Americans. -
Germany Limits Submarines
After the sinking of the Lusitania there was a lot of outrage, and leads to the suspension of unrestricted submarine warfare. They were hoping to keep the United States out of the war. -
First Tanks
The British use the first tanks ever in battle at Delville Wood. They were very useful for breaking through barbed wire and clearing a path. -
Woodrow Wilson Re-elected
Woodrow Wilson was able to be reelected with his campaign slogan " He Kept Us Out Of War" -
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany supposedly sent a telegram to Mexico to get them to help Germany attack the U.S. If Mexico helped they would get there land back. The U.S. intercepted the Zimmerman Telegram. Woodrow Wilson said, "The world must be made safe for democracy." -
Submarines Back
Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare in European waters. This act draws the US into war and has Germany defeated. -
United States of America declare war on Germany
German submarines attacked American ships because of the idea of them containing weapons going to Britain. In the attack on the ship Americans were killed, which enraged the US.
