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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assasinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated while he was driving in his car with his wife in Sarajevo, Bosnia -
Gernamy declares war on Rushia
The spark for this event was the assasination of Archduke Ferdinand. This declaration was made by the german ambassador of St. Petersburg. This declaration was made because of an allience between Germany and Austria Hungary -
Germany declares war on France
This annoucement was made by Baron von Schoen, the German Ambassador to France,when he called to ask for his passports.
He said that that French airplanes had flown over Germany and dropped bombs -
The United Kingdom declares war on Germany
The British gave Germany an ultimatum to get out of Belgium by August 3rd or they would have war. When Germany was not out of Belgium by midnight, the UK declared war on Germany -
Woodrow Wilson announces US will remain neutral
Woodrow Wilson announced that the United States "must be neutral in fact as well as in name" and "impartial in thought as well as in action." -
The Battle of Tannenberg begins
A battle fought between Rushia and Germany during the first month of WW1. It lasted for 8 days -
First battle of Marne
The Germans had begun advancingto Paris useing the Schleifen plan.The first World War battle fought between the German and the French. It reslted in a victory for the allied troups. It was a prime example of trench warfare. -
Unofficial Christmas Truce
The soldiers in the trenches declared a truce, or a ceacefire, on Christmas -
Germany declares war zone around Great Britain
Germany declares the water around the British Isles a war zone. -
Battle of Gallipoi
The battle Of Gallipoi was an unsucessful attempt by the allied powers to control the sea route fron Europe to Russia -
British Lustania sunk by German boat
The Lusitania was a British ship sunk by a german u-boat. This was an example of unrestricted submarine warfare -
Battle of Somme begins
The battle of somme was a battle between the British and French armies -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegraph was a political telegraph from the German Forein Office proposing a military allience between Germany and Mexico in the event that the United States entered WW1 against Germany. -
US declares war on Germany
Woodrow Wilson wanted to "make the world safe for democracy".
When Wilson heard of the Zimmerman Telegraph, he knew it was time to join the war. -
Woodrow Wilson issues his 14 points
14 points is the blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after WW1 -
Red Baron shot down
Manfred von Richthofen was the star of WW1 air battles. He is said to have over 80 air to air victories. On april 21st, 1918, the "Red Baron" was shot down by enemy fire and died. -
Treaty of Versailles officially ends WW1
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of WW1. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on June 28th, 1919, exactly 5 years after the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.