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france loses alsace and loraine to germany
france loss the franco-prussian war.germany is unified with imperial states -
the start of the russo-japenese war
its was a war over imperial nations -
bloody sunday
this was a day when troops fired opun inoccent protesters. -
austria- hungry annexes bosnia
austria hungry annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina -
assasination of arche duke Franz ferdinand
this event did not spark WW1. this made serbia declare war on austria hungry -
russia mobilizes its army
austria-hungry just attacked serbia. now russia has to get ready if they try to invade them -
schlieffen plan put into action
a plan to attck russia. this a was a repsonses for international tension -
germany invades belgium
germany attackes belgium fortresses. germany wins this war at takes belgium -
start of the battle of marne
british troops interupt the schelfen plan.600 taxi cabs helped moved british troops to the front -
sinking of the lusitania
germany sunk this ship.this was a one of the reasons the U.S entererd ww1 -
battle of verdun
On the Western Front, the German 5th Army attacks the French 2nd Army -
start of the battle of somme
the british army had lost the most men in tis history. the germans won the very bloody war -
zimmeran telegraph found
The British intercept a telegram sent by Alfred Zimmermann. it was for the mexicans to join germany to defeat the U.S -
czar nicholas abdicates
a new type of government is formed in russia. this forces czar nicholas to abdicate -
the U.S enters WW1
after the sinking of the lusitainia and the zimmeran telegraph. the U.S had no choice but to enter the war -
october revolution
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fourteen points proposed
president woodrow wilson made 14 points to make peace in the U.S -
russia signs the treaty of brest- litovsk
this allowed russia to leave the war. its sufferd a brutal beating from germany -
kaiser wilhelm abdicates
he had no choice but to step down due to govenrment chages. this made him ineffective. -
armistice signed
this was signed in a railway car that was effective until 11 -
austria hungry declares war on serbia
after the death of arch duke ferdinand they declared war on srbia. this did not spark ww1 -
treaty of verselles signd
this treaty ended the war in germany. it conain woodrow wilsions 14 points
