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What started it
The event that declared the start of World War I was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este, Imperial Prince of Austria, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia and, from 1896 until his death, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. -
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WWI
World War I, was a military conflict centered in Europe, which began on July 28th, 1914 and ended on November 11th, 1918, when Germany accepted the terms of the armistice. -
Germany launches the Schlieffen plan
The Schlieffen plan consisted of rapidly overrunning French troops from the north, by means of a rapid attack through the Netherlands (Holland), before Russia - an ally of the Triple Entente - could mobilize its troops and go on the offensive, forcing Germany to fight on two fronts -
Lmeberg battle
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Marne battle
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Germany conquers Belgium
The German invasion of Belgium was a military campaign that began on August 4, 1914. Earlier, on July 24, the Belgian government had announced that if war came, it would maintain its historic neutrality. -
Tannenberg battle
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Lagos de Masuria battle
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Ypres battle
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Blockade of the North Sea and trench
Trench warfare or fort warfare. Trench warfare grew out of a revolution in firearms. There were periods of trench warfare in the Civil War (1861-1865) and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, but it reached its peak of brutality and mortality on the Western Front of World War I (1914). -1918). They reached a depth of between one and two meters, and they connected. -
German double front war
It was opened in 1914 after the army of the German Empire invaded Belgium and Luxembourg, thereby gaining military control of important industrial areas in France. The advance of the Empire underwent a dramatic turn after the first battle of the Marne, where the alliance between France and the United Kingdom won. -
Gallipolli battle
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Isonzo battle
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Bulgary enters the triple alliance
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Trench wars getting tougher
There were periods of trench warfare in the Civil War (1861-1865) and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, but it reached its peak of brutality and mortality on the Western Front of World War I (1914). -1918). -
Gas
Poison gas was one of the determining factors in many war situations. These gases ranged from tear gas, to mustard gas and phosgene, the most lethal gas used in combat. -
Germany feels the blockade of the North Sea
On February 1, 1915, in response to Britain's blockade of the North Sea, the Germans intensified their campaign. The waters around Great Britain were declared a war zone, in which any ship could be sunk. -
Verdún battle
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Jutlandia
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Somme battle
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Emperor of Austria-Hungary dies (Internal crisis)
Francisco José died in peace and serenity in the middle of the war, on November 21, 1916, after having gone to receive Communion and dispatched affairs of State that same morning. -
Germany uses unrestricted submarine warfare
This situation will cause Germany to start unrestricted submarine warfare on February 1, 1917. (De la Sierra, 2006, 298-302). The CSS H. L. Hunley was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship during combat. -
Russian Revolution (Comes out of the war)
Imperial Tsarist regime and the prepared establishment of another, a Republican Leninist, between February and October 1917, which led to the creation of the Socialist Republic. -
U.S.A enters the war
The United States had declared itself neutral in the face of the European conflict. Germany promised not to sink any more merchant ships, but as it failed to honor this agreement, the United States declared war on her in April 1917. American aid came into play when it was most needed -
Passchendaele battle
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Cambrai battle
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Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles seals the peace that the victors impose on the losers without the possibility of negotiation. On June 28, 1919, in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles, Germany signed the most hated treaty in contemporary history with the allies. -
Turkey calls for armistice
The continuous defeats in Syria and Mesopotamia, and the arrival of the English in Anatolia precipitated the capitulation of Turkey with the signing of the armistice on the island of Mudros on October 30. ... In September, Hindenburg and Ludendorff asked the Kaiser to start negotiations for an immediate armistice. -
Allies agree to Germany's request for an armistice
Also known as the Compiègne Armistice after the place where it was signed at 5:45 a.m. by French Marshal Foch, it came into force at 11:00 a.m. Paris time on November 11, 1918, and marked a victory for the Armistice of Compiègne. allies and a defeat for Germany, although not formally a surrender.
