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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated
archduke was assassinated with his wife sophie by Gavrilo Princip in sarah jevo -
Austria hungary declares war on serbia
austria declared war on serbia which is the reason world war 1 started for the reason of archduke franz ferdinand -
Russia announced troop mobilization
Tsar Nicholas II ordered the mobilization of Russian forces to deter Austria-Hungary from invading Serbia. -
germany declares war on russia
germany demanded that russia stop preparing for war and when they refused germany declared war on russia -
germany declares was on france
Austria blamed Serbia, which then looked to Russia for support. Germany declared war on Russia in support of Austria and on France because of her alliance with Russia. -
sinking of Luistania
german submarine u-20 torpedoed and sank the Luistania killing 1,959 men, women and children on board -
United states enters war
"the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary" -
woodrow wilson 14 points
14 is a designed for the rebuilding of the postwar world, the points included Wilson's ideas regarding nations' conduct of foreign policy including freedom -
great britain declares war on germany
great britain declared war on germany to defend the balance of power in europe and safequard britains position in the war -
germany invades belgium
Germany invaded the Netherlands, Belgium. The plan required German troops invade Belgium to get to France.