WW1

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist in Sarajevo.

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist in Sarajevo.

WW1 begins

Jun 28, 1914

WW1 begins when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because of the assassination of the Archduke

The rest of the world declares war

Aug 1, 1914

Because of the two alliances, The Triple Entente and the Triple alliance, Germany declaresd war on Russia, France, and Belgium. Britain declared war on Germany. Austria declared war on Russia. Montenegro declared war on Austria. France declared war on Austria. Britain declared war on Austria. Montenegro declared war on Germany. Japan declared war on Germany. Austria declaresd war on Belgium.

Battle of Marnes begins

Sep 6, 1914

The Germans had advanced to within 30 miles of Paris. But in two days Paris is reinforced by 6,000 infantry men. The trench warfare begins

War on the Ottoman Empire

Oct 5, 1914

Britain and France declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

Landings begin on the Gallipoli Peninsula

Apr 25, 1915

Attempt to capture Ottoman capital at Constantinople. Ends up being a disaster for the Allies

Lusitania

May 7, 1915

The Lusitania civilian ship gets torpedoed by German U-boat. 1,200 total people were killed. 128 were American. This causes America to want to take action.

Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

French suffer over 700,000. By the end of the battle entire french villages have been destroyed. Even a century after the war over 10 million shells remained in the soil around Verdun.

Jutland, Denmark

May 31, 1916

Encounter between the worlds two largest naval powers, Britain and Germany

First Battle of Somme

Jul 1, 1916

British offensive intended to draw attention from Verdun. Considered a success. But the nearly 20,000 killed in action marks the single bloodiest day in the British army history.

Tsar Nicholas II abdicates the throne

Mar 15, 1917

A week of riots in the russian capitol resulted in the Russian Revolution and the rise of Vladimir Lenin

United States declares war on Germany

Apr 6, 1917

Germany's practice of unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram as resaons to act on the situation at hand

British offensive at Cambrai, France

Oct 20, 1917

First large scale use of tanks in battle. British tanks tore through German defenses. But the British were driven back to their original starting position

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Mar 3, 1918

Russia surrenders claim to Ukraine, Finland, and its Polish and Baltic territories

War coming to an end

Oct 11, 1918

Germany Surrenders due to the threat of revolution in industrial centers and Allied armies on the verge of flanking German defensive line

WW1 Ends

Jun 28, 1919

Germany and the Allied Nations sign the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war