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Assassination of the Archduke
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated -
Declared War on Serbia
Exactly a month after being assassinated , Declared war on Serbia -
Germany Declares War on Russia
France and Belgium begin full mobilization -
Germany Declares War on France
Invades neutral Belgium -
First British Troops Land in France
120 thousand highly trained men make up British Expeditionary Force -
Great Britain and France declare war on Austria Hungary
Serbia is invaded by Austria Hungary -
Japan Declares War on Germany
Japan then prepare to assist British in expelling Germany -
Austria Invades Serbia
Third attempt to conquer Serbs after Archduke Assassination -
Germany declares British Waters War zone
Meaning ships can be sunk without warning -
Armenian Genocide
also known as the Armenian Holocaust, was the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians, mostly citizens within the Ottoman Empire -
Allies sign Treaty of London
Italy signs the Treaty of London, committing itself to enter World War I on the side of the Allies -
Lusitania Sinks
The British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. -
Battle of Somme
First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire -
Britannic Sinks
Britannic sinks after hitting German mine -
Navy-Ship HMS Cornwallis Sunk
was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by German submarine -
RMS Connaught Sunk
Torpedoed and sunk in English Canal -
US Enters World War 1
The United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe -
American Troops land in France
American troops arrive in France for war -
China declares War
China declares war on Germany and Austria Hungary -
October Revolution
was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolsheviks and Vladimir Lenin that was instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917 -
Fourteen Points
was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I -
USS Cyclops Dissapears
The loss of the ship and 306 crew and passengers without a trace within the area known as the Bermuda Triangle -
Armistice of 11th November 1918
the armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany -
Paris Peace Conference
leaders from the Allied nations began a series of discussions that became known as the Paris Peace Conference to settle issues raised by the war and its aftermath -
Treaty of Versallies
Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers
