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WW1 Timespan
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assasination
On June 28th, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated along with his wife Sophie by Garvrilo Princip. Before this even had occurred, the Archeduke and his wife were on there way to the capital of Bosnia and they were almost hit with a bomb. After the first attempt of assassination, Ferdinand's shofur as taking him and his wife to the hospital to visit the people that were injured in the bombing. Princip had seen them and took the opportunity to kill them by shooting them both. -
The Invasions
Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium. France invades Alsace. British forces arrive in France. Nations allied against Germany were eventually to include Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Rhodesia, Romania, Greece, France, Belgium, United States, Canada, Serbia, India, Portugal, Montenegro, and Poland. -
The Lusitania
On May 7th, 1915 a German submarine that had torpedoed the British passenger liner Lusitania as it traveled from New York to Liverpool. At the time president Wilson had warned Germany that the U.S would take accountability of the people who died in the neutral or passenger ships. 1200 people had died including 128 Americans. -
Italy Declares War
On May 23rd, 1915, Italy had declared war on Austria-Hungary. The Emperor's obstinacy that caused Italy to enter the war as an enemy of the Danube Monarchy. When Italy joined sides with the Triple Entente, it was on the understanding that the Allies would seek to provide Italy with substantial territorial gains at the cost of Austria-Hungary. -
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun had lasted from February 21st to December 18th, 1916. It was the longest, bloodiest Battle of WW1. Germans had used total war to destroy French morale. -
The Battle at the Somme
The British launched attack in Somme River area to pull German troops away from Verdun. Both sides had lost a great number of troops;British had suffered nearly 19,000 casualties on the first day of fighting. There were over 1 million casualties on both sides at the end of the 5 month Battle. -
Germany's Effects
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. -
Princip's Act
Princip's Act had given Austria-Hungary the excuse that it had sought for opening hostilities against Serbia. This had precipitated World War 1. -
The Armistice
The Armistice was the official end to fighting. It was on the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month. This had lots of effects for Europe. There were millions of casualties, the empire had broken up, this meant the boundaries of countries had changed and new nations were formed. There was also world economy damages. -
The End of WW1
The war had ended thanks to the armistice. The armistice was signed between the Axis and Allies ending the First World War. -
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference was at the Palace of Versailles outside of Paris from January to June of 1919.There were representatives from over 30 countries present, one was President Wilson. President Wilson had represented "Peace of Justice". Wilson had 14 points, only 4 that were the most important. -
New Nations
After the Armistice there were 9 new Nations added to the map of Europe because of nationalism. The 9 nations were Finland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919. As the most important treaty of World War I, it ended the state of war between Germany and most of the Allied Powers. It was signed in the Palace of Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which led to the war.