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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Killed
The Archduke was killed while visiting Sarajevo by a Serbian, who was not acting on behalf of Serbia. -
Germany declared war on Russia
Germany attacks France first through neutral Belgium to eliminate any threat from the west before facing Russia in the east. Britain and the other great powers of Europe guarantee to protect Belgium’s borders. Belgium appeals to Britain and Britain declares war. After Britain’s entry to the war, the German army lays waste to the country. The British Empire is also dragged into the conflict and the war in Europe starts to expand across the globe. -
Germany declares war on France
On the afternoon of this day in 1914, two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long-held strategy, conceived by the former chief of staff of the German army. -
Germany blockades Great Britain
The Blockade of Germany, or the Blockade of Europe, occurred from 1914 to 1919. It was a prolonged naval operation conducted ... The British—with their overwhelming sea power—established a naval blockade. Germany uses its navy to patrol the sea around Great Britain, and with threatens destroy any ship attempting to approach the area. -
Germany is the first country to use poison gas during the war
On April 22, 1915, German forces shock Allied soldiers along the western front by firing more than 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas against two French colonial divisions at Ypres, Belgium. This was the first major gas attack by the Germans, and it devastated the Allied line. -
Allied troops land at the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli
An ill-fated assault on Turkish forces leads to 500,000 casualties in World War I. ... with a major land invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, involving British and French troops as well as divisions of the Australians. -
The “Zimmerman Telegram”Germany sends a letter to Mexico, suggesting an alliance between the two countries
The “Zimmerman Telegram”Germany sends a letter to Mexico, suggesting an alliance between the two countries. -
The Fall of Baghdad occurs
Baghdad falls during the Mesopotamia CampaignThe battle is between Britain and Turkey (the Ottoman Empire)The British force the Turks to retreat from Baghdad, and free the province from Ottoman rule. -
America declares war on Austria-Hungary
Already at war with Germany, the United States officially declared war on Austria-Hungary; the US never declared war on the other two Central Powers, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. -
German shells land on Paris
On this day in History, Paris hit by shells from new German gun on Mar 23, 1918. ... On this day in 1937, Craig Breedlove, the first person to reach land speeds of 400mph, 500 mph and 600 mph in a jet-powered. -
28 June 1919 German shells land on Paris
On June 28, 1919, Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, officially ending its involvement in World ... Two months later, the Allied Powers met at the Paris Peace Conference to begin what they became.
