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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria Hungary, Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a member of the secret Serbian society the Black Hand while visiting Sarajevo, Capital of Bosnia. -
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Start of WW1
Exactly one month after the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary officially declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I. -
Germany declares War
Germany declared war on Russia in support of Austria and on France because of its alliance with Russia. Britain declared war on Germany in support of Belgium and France, and on Turkey because of her alliance with Germany. -
Battle of Mons
The Battle of Mons was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force. It was a subsidiary action of the Battle of the Frontiers, in which the Allies clashed with Germany on the French borders. -
First Battle of Marne
One of the First battles of WW1, fought around the Marne River Valley. It resulted in an Entente victory against the German armies in the west. -
First use of Poison Gas
A wave of asphyxiating gas released from cylinders embedded in the ground by German specialist troops smothered the Allied line, causing panic and a struggle to survive a new form of weapon. Was the first use and start of "Chemical Warfare". -
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was a UK-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War. This caused commotion from the US, and became a primary reason as to why the US joined the war later. -
Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet. The Battle of Jutland confirmed British naval dominance and secured its control of shipping lanes. -
Battle of Somme
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle fought by the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire. More than three million men fought in the battle making it one of the deadliest battles in human history. -
Battle of Verdun
World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive.Ended up becoming one of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of the war. -
United States of America joins WW1
The U.S. officially declared war on Germany following the unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its attempts to entice Mexico into an alliance against the United States -
Battle of Passchendaele
The Third Battle of Ypres also known as the Battle of Passchendaele was fought by the Allies against the German Empire for control of the ridges south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres in West Flanders. -
Russia Resigns from WW1
Due to not being prepared for war and suffering many casualties, In the city of Brest-Litovsk, Russia signed a treaty with the Central Powers ending its participation in World War I. -
Battle of Aimens
Also known as the Third Battle of Picardy, The Battle of Aimens the opening phase of the Allied offends later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, that ultimately led to the end of the First World War. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles marks the end of WW1, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allied powers. It forced Germany to surrender colonies in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, cede territory to other nations, reduce the size of its military, and pay war reparations to the Allied countries