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the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
On June 28,1914 was the first attempt at assassinating Franz Ferdinand, with a bomb,in which that attempt failed. The second attempt was led by garvirlo princip,succeeding. The archduke and his wife were shot and died within the hour. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
The same day of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria hungry declared war on Serbia. -
Austria-Hungary invades Russia.
Austria Hungary became allies with Germany,and Austria Hungary went to invade Russia,sense Russia was Serbia ally. -
The sinking of the Lusitania
German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania during crossing from New York to Liverpool, England, killing 128 Americans. -
The attack on Verdun
The battle of Verdun started because the Germans wanted to secure their victory on the western front. -
The United States declares war on Germany.
On April 4, 1917, the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917. -
The battle of Somme
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Third Republic against the German Empire -
The ending of the battle of Verdun.
Battle of Verdun ends with 550,000 French and 450,000 German casualties The French had lost 377,000 men and the Germans 330,000. -
Russia signs armistice with Germany.
The treaty marked Russia's final withdrawal from World War I and resulted in Russia losing major territorial holdings. On December 15, 1917, an armistice between Soviet Russia and the Central Powers was concluded and fighting stopped. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire), that ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
The final offensive of the war.
Allied forces begin the attack at Meuse-Argonne, the final offensive of the war. General Pershing's troops launched an attack along the Meuse River and into northern France's rugged Argonne Forest that would prove to be the deadliest battle in American history. -
Ending of World War I.
Germany signs the Armistice at Compiègne, ending World War I. -
League of Nations is completed.
Draft of the covenant of the League of Nations is completed. The Covenant of the proposed League provided for a plenary assembly of all members and a council of the Great Powers and outlined a system of sanctions against aggressor states. -
Treaty of Versailles.
Allied and German representatives sign treaty of Versailles. The United States signs treaty of guaranty, pledging to defend France in case of an unprovoked attack by Germany.