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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist. -
Beginning of WW1
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia thus beginning World War 1. -
Germany Declares War on Russia
France and Belgium then begin full mobilization. -
Germany Declares War on France
Britain sends an ultimatum which is rejected by the Germans. -
Arrival in France
120,000 highly trained soldiers from BEF land in France. -
France Expects Quick Win
French offensive is met by German counter-attacks with heavy artillery and machine gun attacks. -
Japan Declares War on Germany
German possessions in the South Pacific include a naval base on the coast of China, part of New Guinea, Samoa, and the Caroline, Marshall and Mariana Islands. Japan prepares to assist Britain in expelling Germans from far east. -
Britain Suffers Major Defeat
Two British ships, the Monmouth and Good Hope, are sunk with no survivors by a German squadron. -
British Isles Becomes War Zone
Germany declares the British Isles as a war zone. Germany's intention was to sink any and all ships sailing under the flags of Britain, Russia or France found within British waters. Oof. -
Armenian Genocide
Also known as the Armenian Holocaust, it was the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians. FAT OOF. -
Italy Sides With Allies
Italy signs the Treaty of London. -
R.I.P. Lusitania
A German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England. -
Battle of the Somme
Fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire; reached upper banks of River Somme in France. -
R.I.P. (part II)
HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people. -
Palestine Gets in on the Action
The Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine. -
Russia
In the second revolution that October, the Provisional Government was toppled and all power was given to the Soviets. The February Revolution (March 1917) was a revolution focused around Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg), the capital of Russia at that time. -
'MERICA
America officially declares war against Germany. -
America in France
The first American troops land in France. -
China Gets Involved
China declares war on Germany. -
Mesopotamia Occupied by British Forces
The title is self-explanatory. -
"The Fourteen Points"
A statement of peace principles outlined to end World War I. -
Flu Outbreak. Yikes!
Influenza epidemic; began in Kansas. Soldiers sent to fight in Europe from Fort Riley were the culprits of the quick outbreak that reached many countries. -
Spain??
Spain declares its neutrality in the war. -
Armistice Day
Now known as 'Veterans' Day', this public holiday is observed annually to honor those who serve or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. In Nov. 1918, an armistice was signed by Allied Forces and Germany, which laid the path for the end of the war. -
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 Versailles
Germany signs this treaty officially ending the war!!
