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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Franz´s assassination led to the first world war his wife was also killed. -
Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia
On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia beginning the First World War. -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany declares war on Russia. France and Belgium begin full mobilization. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium. Britain then sends an ultimatum rejected by the Germans, to withdraw from Belgium. -
The first British troops land in France
120,000 highly trained British soldiers land in france -
Great Britain and France declare war on Austria Hungary
Serbia is invaded by Austria-Hungary -
Japan declares war on Germany
japan now declares war on Germany assisting the British. -
Germany Declares the British waters a war zone
Germany declares the waters surrounding British Isles to be a war zone in which ships can be sunk without warning. -
Armenian genocide
The Armenian Genocide, also known as the Armenian Holocaust, was the Ottoman government's extermination of 1.5 million Armenians mostly citizens within the Ottoman Empire. -
Allies sign Treaty of London
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Lusitania Sunk
A German U-Boat torpedoes the Lusitania off the Irish coast. It sinks drowning 1,201 people including 128 Americans. President Woodrow Wilson sends four diplomatic protests to Germany. -
Battle of somme
The British Army suffers the worst single-day death toll in its history as 18,800 soldiers are killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. -
Emperor Franz Joseph Dies
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary dies at age 86. He is succeeded by Archduke Charles who wants to take Austria-Hungary out of the war. -
British troopship Ivernia sinks
Ivernia was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by German submarine SM UB-47 with the loss of 125 lives -
Connaught Sunk
Was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel by German submarine SM U-48 with the loss of three crew. -
United states declare war on germany
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First US troops land in France
the first 14,000 U.S. infantry troops land in France at the port of Saint Nazaire. -
China declares war on germany
China abandons its neutrality and declares war on Germany. -
Third battle of gaza
Continuous artillery barrages and low ammo forced the Ottoman command to consider a strategic withdraw from Gaza to Wadi el Hesi to the northeast. -
Fourteen Points Speech
An address delivered before a joint meeting of Congress on January 8, 1918, during which Wilson outlined his vision for a stable, long-lasting peace in Europe. -
Soviet Russia Signs Treaty with Germany
At Brest-Litovsk Soviet Russia signs a treaty with Germany formally ending its participation in the war. Harsh terms imposed by the Germans force the Russians to yield a quarter of their prewar territory and over half of Russia's industries. -
Armistice Ends Fighting
Fighting continues all along the Western Front until precisely 11 o'clock, with 2,000 casualties experienced that day by all sides. Artillery barrages also erupt as 11 am draws near as soldiers yearn to claim they fired the very last shot in the war. -
The Paris Peace Conference opens
delegates from 32 nations invited. President Woodrow Wilson attends, marking the first-ever visit to Europe by a sitting president. -
Treaty of Versailles
At the Palace of Versailles in France, a German delegation signs the Treaty formally ending the war. Its 230 pages contain terms that have little in common with Wilson's Fourteen Points as the Germans had hoped. Germans back home react with mass demonstrations against the perceived harshness, especially clauses that assess sole blame for the war on Germany.
