ww1 events

By jacabhoffler123

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinations

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinations
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, visit Sarajevo in Bosnia. A bomb is thrown at their auto but misses. Undaunted, they continue their visit only to be shot and killed a short time later by a lone assassin. Believing the assassin to be a Serbian nationalist, the Austrians target their anger toward Serbia.

  • war declared on serbia

    war declared on serbia
    The Austro-Hungarian Empire declares war on Serbia.

  • The United States declares its neutrality.

    The United States declares its neutrality.
    The United States declares its neutrality.

  • Lusitania Sunk

    Lusitania Sunk
    A German U-Boat torpedoes the British passenger liner Lusitania off the Irish coast. It sinks in 18 minutes, drowning 1,201 persons, including 128 Americans.

  • France IV was sunk

    France IV was sunk
    French passenger ship France IV was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 85 nautical miles

  • The British intercept a telegram

    The British intercept a telegram
    The British intercept a telegram sent by Alfred Zimmermann,Its message outlines plans for an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the United States. According to the scheme, Germany would provide tactical support while Mexico would benefit by expanding into the American Southwest. The Zimmermann telegram is passed along by the British to the Americans and is then made public

  • The United States of America declares war on Germany.

    The United States of America declares war on Germany.
    The United States of America declares war on Germany.

  • first u.s troops land

    first u.s troops land
    The first American troops land in France.

  • Germans sign the Armistice

    Germans sign the Armistice
    At 5:10 am, in a railway car at Compiègne, France, the Germans sign the Armistice which is effective at 11 am--the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Fighting continues all along the Western Front until precisely 11 o'clock, with 2,000 casualties experienced that day by all sides.

  • German delegation signs the Treaty formally ending the war

    German delegation signs the Treaty formally ending the war
    At the Palace of Versailles in France, a German delegation signs the Treaty formally ending the war,Germans back home react with mass demonstrations against the perceived harshness, especially clauses that assess sole blame for the war on Germany.