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Assassination
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 -
The war begins
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War. -
Germany declares war on Russia.
Germany declares war on Russia. -
Germany declares war again!
Germany declares war on France, and invades neutral Belgium -
More war declared
The Austro-Hungarian Empire declares war on Russia -
Even more war was declared
Great Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary -
Battle of Lorraine
The French First and Second Army repelled the German offensive and were eventually able to regain all the ground lost by September -
Ottoman Empire joins WWl
The Ottoman Empire officially entered World War One after Russia declared war on the Empire for bombarding its Black Sea ports. -
Submarine warfare
Germany begins unrestricted submarine warfare against merchant vessels. -
Genocide
Deportation of Armenian intellectuals to Ankara, first act of the Armenian Genocide. -
Treaty
Treaty of London between the Entente and Italy. -
U-boat
The British liner Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat -
The Battle of the 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 France against the German Empire -
First prototypes
The first three prototypes of the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 were flown in England -
The opening of the duma
The opening of the Duma (Russian Parliament) was postponed to February 25, furthering upping tensions between the monarchy and the Russian government -
The Central Council of Ukraine
The Central Council of Ukraine was established in Kiev with Mykhailo Hrushevsky as parliament head -
U.S gets involved
The United States declares war on Germany. -
America lands in France
First American troops land in France. -
China gets involved
China declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. -
Versailles becomes supreme war council
The Allies agree to establish a Supreme War Council at Versailles. -
Spanish flu
The 1918 influenza pandemic -
Woodrow Wilson outlines his Fourteen Points.
Woodrow Wilson outlines his Fourteen Points. -
Spanish flu
First known case of what will later be called Spanish Flu: Private Albert Gitchell at Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas. -
Germany signs armistice
At 6 am, Germany signs the Armistice of Compiègne. End of fighting at 11 a.m.. -
Treaty of versailles
Treaty of Versailles between the Allies and Germany: the Peace Conference opens in Paris -
Treaty of Versailles signed
Treaty of Versailles signed
