WW1 Timeline

  • Balkan Wars

    Balkan Wars
    Members of the Balkan league, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, and the Ottoman Empire were involved in the Balkan Wars. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
    The Balkan issue was that they were under control of the Ottoman Empire. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
  • Balkan Wars

    Balkan Wars
    On October the 8th in 1912 was when the Balkan war began. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
    The balkan war was mainly fought in Monetgero. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
    The Balkan War happened because of Macedonia’s rebellion in Ottoman territory. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
  • Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
    Gavrilo Princip was the man that assassinated Archduke Ferdinand. He was part of the Bosnian Serb nationalist group (Greenspan, 2020)
    Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated by bullets along with his wife that got assassinated with him. (Greenspan, 2020)
  • Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
    On June 28, 1914 is the date that Archduke Ferdinand got assassinated around 11am. (Greenspan, 2020)
    Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina is where Archduke Ferdinand got assassinated. (Greenspan, 2020)
    Archduke Ferdinand got assassinated due to his previous threat towards Serbian Independence in June of 1914. (Greenspan, 2020)
  • World War I begins

    World War I begins
    Gavrilo Princip was the person who started world war 1 by assassinating Archduke Ferdinand. (Department of Veterans' Affairs. 2021. ).
    World war 1 had many major events, one of which introduced the harm of trench warfare and technologies such as poisonous gas and tanks. (A&E Television Networks. 2023.).
  • World War I begins

    World War I begins
    In 1914, July 28 was when WW1 began. (Department of Veterans' Affairs. 2021. ).
    Ww1 was mainly fought on the western front, eastern and southern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. (Imperial War Museums, 2023).
    WW1 started because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. (Facing History & Ourselves.2023.).
  • Battle of Gallipoli, Somme

     Battle of Gallipoli, Somme
    The French and the British forces were involved in the battle of Gallipoli, Somme. (Imperialism War Museums, 2023.).
    The goal of the Battle of Gallipoli, Somme was to win victory over the Germans at the Western Front. (Imperialism War Museums, 2023.).
    The battle of Gallipoli, Somme started on February 19, 1915 to January 9, 1916. (A&E Television Networks. 2023.).
  • Battle of Gallipoli, Somme

    Battle of Gallipoli, Somme
    The battle of Gallipoli, Somme was held at Gallipoli Peninsula. (Imperialism War Museums, 2023.).
    A grand allied strategy was to take pressure off of the French while slowing down the German. (Imperialism War Museums, 2023.).
  • Lusitania sinks

    Lusitania sinks
    Men, women, and children were on board when the ship sank. 1,195 people lost their lives including 123 americans. (Library of Congress. n.d.).
    The cause of the Lusitania sink was a torpedo that struck the ship. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
    May 7, 1915 at 2:15pm is when the Lusitania ship sank. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
  • Lusitania sinks

    Lusitania sinks
    The location of where the ship sank was North Atlantic Ocean, near Old head of Kinsale, Ireland (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).

    The reason for the sinking of the Lusitania ship was because it was torpedoed by a German U boat. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
  • Battle of Verdun

     Battle of Verdun
    France and Germany were involved in the battle of Verdun. (Imperialism War Museums, 2023.).
    The goal of the battle of Verdun was to destroy the French before more allies were made to strengthen the British. (Imperialism War Museums, 2023.).
    On Febuary 21 1916 is when the Battle of Verdun took place. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023)
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun
    In France at the Western Front is where the Battle of Verdun was fought at. (Imperialism War Museums, 2023.).
    The Battle of Verdun happened to destroy the French forces before more allies were grown to strengthen the British. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023)
  • Zimmermann Note

    Zimmermann Note
    WHO? The note was written by Arthur Zimmermann who was a Foreign German Secretary (Milestone. 2022.).
    WHAT? The Zimmermann Note was a message that was coded to mexico. (Milestone. 2022.).
    WHEN? 1917 of January was when the Zimmerman Note was sent.(Milestone. 2022.).
    WHERE? The Zimmermann Note was sent to Mexico(Milestone. 2022.).
    WHY? The Zimmermann Note was sent to Mexico to form an alliance. (Milestone. 2022.).
  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution
    The main leaders were Valdimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Leon Trotsky. Ducksters. (2023).
    After the Russian Revolution the results were that women got their equal rights, men and religion were banned from most of the aspects of society. Ducksters. (2023).
    On March 8, 1917 is when the Russian revolution started, all the way until June 16 1923. (History.com Editors, 2021).
  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution
    Russian and the Russian Empire was where the Russian revolution held and where the battles were mostly held. (History.com Editors, 2021).
    The russian revolution started with the growing dissatisfaction of the peasants, workers, soldiers, they wanted to escape the unfairness. Longley, Robert. (2022, February 25).
  • U.S. enters war

    U.S. enters war
    Germany promoted the U.S to enter ww1. Germany's resumption of attack on the submarine, merchant ships, and passengers, which motivated the U.S to enter world war 1. (HistoryState. n.d.).On April 6, 1917 the U.S entered ww1. (University of Rochester. 1996-2023).
  • U.S enters war

    U.S enters war
    The European continent is where the U.S first entered war. (History.com Editors. 2017.). The attempt of Germany trying to make an alliance with Mexico to take out the U.S is one of the motivations of the U.S entering the war. (HistoryState. n.d.).
  • Russia withdraws from war

    Russia withdraws from war
    Bolsheviks were the people that ended Russia's participation in ww1. (Study.com. 2023.).
    The purpose of Russia withdrawing from ww1 was because of the interest Russia had to create a communist state. (Study.com. 2023.).
    On March 3, 1918 Russia withdrew from ww1 (Study.com. 2023.).
  • Russia withdraws from war

    Russia withdraws from war
    In the city of Brest-Litovsk Russia signed a treaty. (History.com Editors, 2021)
    Lenin believed that it was better if Russia ended their participation in the war so that they could focus on creating a communist state. (Study.com. 2023.)
  • Battle of Chateau-Thierry

    Battle of Chateau-Thierry
    The combination of French and American forces were involved with the battle of Chateau-Thierry. (HistoryOnTheNet. 2000.).
    The goal of the Battle of chateau-Thierry was to separate the French from the British. (HistoryOnTheNet. 2000.).
    The battle of Chateau-Thierry started in 1918 on July 18. (HistoryOnTheNet. 2000.).
  • Battle of Chateau-Thierry

    Battle of Chateau-Thierry
    The battle of Chateau-Thierry was located in France, Belgium and Chateau-Thierry. (HistoryOnTheNet. 2000.).
    The battle of Chateau-Thierry happened because the Germans initiated it and they tried to take over the American force. (HistoryOnTheNet. 2000.).
  • Battle of Argonne

    Battle of Argonne
    Alvin C. York was the hero of the Battle of Argonne. (Association of the United States Army. 2023.).
    The battle of Argonne was a big attack along the whole line with the goal of reaching the destination of the railroad junction. (Historycentral.com Inc. 2022).
    On 1918 September 26 is when the battle of argonne started. (Historycentral.com Inc. 2022).
  • Battle of Argonne

    Battle of Argonne
    The battle of Argonne was held at the Argonne forest. (Association of the United States Army. 2023.).
    The Battle of Argonne happened because of an alliance to attack germany. (Army Heritage Center Foundation. 2023.)
  • Armistice of WW1

    Armistice of WW1
    Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch was the person that signed “The Truce” as well as other allies like Germany. (National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2023).
    The Armistice of WWI was a “Truce” signed by Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch, a ceasefire that has ended conflict. (Sawer, n.d.).
  • Armistice of WW1

    Armistice of WW1
    On November 11 of 1918 at 5am. (National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2023).
    The Armistice of WWI was signed in France, Compagnie. (Sawer, n.d.).
    The Armistice of WWI came to be because it was the first step into ending WWI. (Sawer, n.d.).
  • The Treaty of Versailles signed

    The Treaty of Versailles signed
    The 4 representatives of the principal allied powers were at the table when the treaty of Versailles was signed. Woodrow Willson,Georges Clemenceau, Davd Lloyd George, and Vittorio Orlando. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
    The treaty’s purpose was to end world war one. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
  • The Treaty of Versailles signed

    The Treaty of Versailles signed
    On June 28, 1919 was when the treaty of Versailles was signed. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
    In Paris, France at the Palace of Versailles was where the treaty of Versailles was signed. (National Geographic Society. 1996-2023.).
    The treaty of Versailles was important because it represented “peace” to end world war 1. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2023).
  • First meeting of the League of Nations

    First meeting of the League of Nations
    The person that arranged the first meeting of the League of Nations was the President of the United States of America. 41 members of the states attended this meeting. (United Nations. n.d.).
    The first meeting of the league of nations was about maintaining world peace and to solve international disputes. (United Nations. n.d.).
  • First meeting of the League of Nations

    First meeting of the League of Nations
    The first meeting of the League nations was on November 15, 1920 (United Nations. n.d.).
    Geneva is where the first meeting of the League of Nations was held. (United Nations. n.d.).
    The meaning of creating the League of Nations meeting was to mark a new era of multilateral cooperation. (United Nations. n.d.).