WW1

By 26barrowsg

  • Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

    When it was learned that the heir-apparent to the Austrian throne, Franz Ferdinand, was scheduled to visit Sarajevo in June of 1914, the Black Hand decided to assassinate him because of his perceived threat to Serbian independence

  • Austria-Hungary declares War on Serbia

    Telegram of Austria-Hungary`s declaration of war on Serbia on 28th July 1914 marked the beginning of the First World War.

  • Germany Declares War on Russia

    Austria-Hungary's ally Germany demanded Russia stop preparing for war. When Russia refused, Germany declared war on Russia

  • France and Great Britain fight against Germany in the battle of Marne

    In saving Paris from capture by pushing the Germans back some (45 miles), the First Battle of the Marne was a great strategic victory, as it enabled the French to continue the war. However, the Germans succeeded in capturing a large part of the industrial north east of France, a serious blow

  • Germany begins naval blockade of Great Britain

    Britain's blockade across the North Sea and the English Channel cut the flow of war supplies, food, and fuel to Germany during World War I. Germany retaliated by using its submarines to destroy neutral ships that were supplying the Allies.

  • German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania

    The sinking of the Lusitania was so controversial because it violated the prize rules, which stated that war vessels were not allowed to fire on passenger ships and were supposed to give advance warning to merchant ships before firing

  • Italy Declares war on Austria-Hungary

    The Treaty of London was signed on 26 April 1915 and Italy declared war against Austria-Hungary.

  • The United States declares war on Germany

    Germany's resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson's decision to lead the United States into World War I.

  • Treaty of Versailles takes effect

    The Treaty of Versailles was the primary treaty produced by the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War.By the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles.

  • United States signs separate peace treaties with Germany, Austria, and Hungary

    Some isolationists believed membership of the League would force America to get involved in conflicts it would otherwise stay out of. Its failure to ratify the Versailles Treaty meant that the United States needed to make its own separate peace treaties with the former Central Powers and their successor states