worldd war one timeline

archduke franz ferdinand assasination

Jun 28, 1914

arch duke franz ferdinand was assasinated while trying to check on hurt people after the bomb attack.

austria hungary declares war

Jul 28, 1914

Austria Hungary declares war on serbia, the start of ww1 because the assasination of arch duk franz ferdinand.

austria hungary invades russia

Aug 10, 1914

austria hungary invaded russia

germany invades belgium

Aug 14, 1914

germany invaded belgium

22nd battle of ypres

Apr 22, 1915

this battle was the first ever battle with use of chlorine gas by germans.

submarine killer

May 7, 1915

the germans submarine sinks the americans ships

limit subs!

Sep 18, 1915

reacting to outrage at the sinking at the lusitania, germany stops unrestricted submarine warfare to keep us out of the war.

battle of verdun

1916

longest battle of world war one leaving 305,000 soldiers dead

battle of somme

1916

58,000 troops killed on the first day of battle.

battle of the tanks

Sep 15, 1916

the first war with tanks included. tankns succsesfully broke thtrough bobbed wire.

zimmerman telegram

Feb 25, 1917

germany sent a message to mexico if they entered war they would help invade the united states. president wilson fond out.

us enters war

Apr 6, 1917

the us enters ww1

treaty of brest-litovsk

Mar 3, 1918

germany and russia sign peace treaty

armistice day

Nov 11, 1918

fighting on western fron stopped when armistice comes into efect at 11 am.

treaty of versaille

Jun 28, 1919

peace agreement signed by germany and allies