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Franz Ferdinand
The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand heir to the Austro-Hungarian Province And his wife Sophie in Sarajevo, had eventually Led to the First World war. -
Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
The Austro-Hungarian military leadership was determined to quash Serbia's independence, which it viewed as an unacceptable threat to the future of the empire given its sizeable South Slavic population. On 28 July 1914, exactly one month after Franz Ferdinand's assassination, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. -
America Proclaims Neutrality in World War 1Aug
President Woodrow Wilson Proclaims Neutrality on August 4, 1914, of the U.S., since most Americans wanted Neutrality. -
The Battle of the Frontiers
Shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, the Battle of Frontiers was a small but important series of battles fought along the eastern frontier of France, in southern Belgium. The battles took place between German troops and the armies of France and Britain.
The Franco-British troops were driven back by the German armed forces. This resulted in the Germans invading northern France. Their advance was delayed by Franco-British rearguard, resulting in the First Battle of the Marne. -
First Battle of Ypres
Fought on the Western front around Ypres, the battle lasted for a month. It was part of the First Battle of Flanders. German, French, Belgian armies and the British Expeditionary Force fought from Arras in France to Nieuport on the Belgian coast. The fighting was so fierce that historians later divided it into five stages. These included the Battle of Langemarck the Battles at La Besse and Armentieres and the Battle of Gheluvelt. The fighting was fierce. -
The Dardanelles Campaign and Resignation of Churchill
The Dardanelles Campaign was disastrous for the British. Hoping that a victory against the Turks would turn the odds in their favor, Franco-British forces launched a naval attack on Turkish forces in the area of Dardanelles. The waters were heavily mined and 10 Allied Battleships were sunk and two more were badly damaged. The failure of the campaign dealt a stunning blow to the reputation of British First Lord of the Admiralty, Churchill, who submitted his resignation. -
Battle of Verdun
The longest battle of the First World War, it took place on the hills of Verdun in north-eastern France. The battle was fought between the German and French armed forces on the Western Front. The strategy of the Germans was to inflict mass casualties on French forces. The battle was a huge loss to the German forces, however, resulting in General Falkenhayn being sacked. -
The Sussex Incident
the torpedoing of a French cross-Channel passenger steamer, the Sussex, by a German submarine, leaving 80 casualties, including two Americans wounded. The attack prompted a U.S. threat to sever diplomatic relations. -
The Election of President Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson, a leader of the Progressive Movement, was the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921). After a policy of neutrality at the outbreak of World War I, Wilson led America into war in order to “make the world safe for democracy.” -
The Re-election of President Woodrow Wilson
Wilson prevailed in the 1916 election, becoming the first Democrat to win a second consecutive term since Andrew Jackson. His narrow victory by 277 to 254 electoral votes over Charles Evans Hughes, -
The Selective Service Act
signed by Pres. Woodrow Wilson on May 18, 1917, created the Selective Service System, which managed the induction of some 2.8 million men into the armed forces over the next two years and abolished the much-maligned bounty system -
The United States Enters World War 1
The entry of the United States was the turning point of the war because it made the eventual defeat of Germany possible. It had been foreseen in 1916 that if the United States went to war, the Allies' military effort against Germany would be upheld by U.S. supplies and by enormous extensions of credit. -
Russia Pulls put of World War 1
Lenin believed that Russia must end its participation in the war so that the nation could focus on building a communist state. -
Armistice Day Ends World War 1
The armistice on the Western Front. On Nov. 11, 1918, after more than four years of horrific fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Although fighting continued elsewhere, the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War I. -
The Paris peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles
The Paris Peace Conference was the international meeting that established the terms of peace after World War I.