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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assasinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife the duchuss of Honessberg are both assasinated by serbian nationists in austria hungry sparking outrage in austra eventaly war being declared. -
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WW1
The timespan of the great war -
Germany declares war on Russia.
Germany declares war on Russia because of being allied with austra-hugry after they declared war on serbia. This is what caused the majority of eropian powers to pick sides and get ready to fight. -
Germany declares war on France.
Germany declares war on France causeing more alied powers to join in like france and others who are ready to fight germany and the central powers. -
The United Kingdom declares war on Germany
The United Kingdom declares war on Germany because of how germanys schiflen plan involves moving through belgum a country alied with the U.K. Because Belgum wanted to remain nutual and germany didn't care it gave the U.K. the reason they needed to join in the war. -
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral.
The U.S. states that they are not going to pick sides or fight in the conflict. THey decide to remain nutrual mainly because the fight is 3000 miles away and dose not really matter to America. -
The Battle of Tannenberg begins
In a gurling 4 day battle between germany and rusha almost all of the rushan 2nt army is wiped out and their comanding officer, general Alexander Samsonov comits suiside after the defeat -
The First Battle of the Marne begins.
French victory over germany -
The unofficial Christmas truce is declared.
Men from both sides in widespread unoffical ceacefires went out to celebrate the holoday exchage pows, and have burials, and even someplaces danced and played football. Other areas generals could only agree to a ceasefire to colect bodys. -
Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain
Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain. This then allows german u-boats to potroll the waters like sharks making it near imposible for british ships to get in and out. -
The Battle of Gallipoli begins.
unsucsesful allied landing on the ottomon empire to try to control trade rutes from brittan to rusha ends up in a guling battle with little gains. Eventaly the British call off the assult and evacuate the solders. -
The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by German U-boat
The Lusitania was sailing from america across the atlantic back to england when it was struck by a torpido. The attacker was thought to be a german u boat . Very few servived. -
the Battle of the Somme begins.
The battle of somme was an allied offensive in ww1 that resulted in heavey casualtys. There were 57,000 british casutys on the first day alone. By the end 1.5 million were dead, wounded or missing. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The zimmerman terigram was a telligran sent from germany to mexico offering that if they join them in the war that they can help mexico clain back the land it lost from america. This teligram was important in geting to U.S.A to join the alies. -
The United States declares war on Germany.
On april 2 1917 president wodrow willson asked congress for a decloration of war against germany. On april 6 1917 a state of war existed between the two countrys. -
German flying ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen is shot down
German ace piolt Baron Manfred von Richthofen (better known as the red baron) is shot down by allied forces. Because of his "war hero status" To the german people hearing that he was killed was a major strike to german moral. -
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points
The 14 points are what willson thought the peace treaty should include. This included: free trade, open negotiations, and self determination. -
The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI.
The treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treatys singed at the end of ww1. It ended the state of war between germany and the allied powers. But forced germeny to take full responciblity for the war. This led to the rise of Nazi germany.
