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Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand (of Austria) was assassinanted by a Siberian nationalist. -
Serbia is to blame
Austria government blamed Serbian government fro the assassination and thus delcared war on Serbia. -
Germany sees Russia as a threat.
Germany (allied with Austria) declared war on Russia (allied with Serbia) because they saw their mobilization as a threat.. France and Belgium began to get ready for war. -
Germany declared war on France
Germany invaded belgium. Britian (France allies) sent an an ultimatum to withdrawl, but Germany declined. -
British troops arrive in France
After realizing the ultimatums weren't going to work, they send in 120,000 troops into France. -
G.B. and France finally declare war
G.B. and France delcare war on Austria-Hungary. Serbia was invaded by Austria-Hungary. -
Japan Declares war on Germany
Japanese prepared to assist Britain in expelling Germany. -
Austria invades Serbia
Austria 3rd attempt in conquering serbia. The attempt fails. Austria withdrew in mid-December. -
Germany delcares "War Zone"
Germany stated every enemy found in the British Isles would be destroyed. -
Battle of St. Julien
First time Germany used chemical weapons on a large scale in WWI -
Italy joins the other side
Italy left the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary, and joined Treaty of London= France, Russia, Italy, Britain. Why? So they could gain territory. -
Lusitania Sinks
German boat took down the British papssenger liner, Lusitania. President Wilson sent diplomatic protests to Germany. -
Russia's shortage and Britain is struggling
Russia created Central War Industries Committee to regulate and address the shortage of weapons. -
Britannic Sinks
The largest ship sinks. The ship was serving as hospital during the war. 30 poeple killed, but more than 1000 were rescued. -
Battle of Rafa
occured near the Egyptian Border with Palestine. Small victory for Britain -
Telegram Confirmation
A German foreign secretary confirms that the "Zimmermann Telegram" is genuine. In return, more support was generated for the US to delcar war on Germany. -
U.S. Declares war on Germany.
Not only were the Americans sending in troops, they were also sending in extra supplies to help with the shortage. -
American boots hit the ground in France
The first troops arrive in France to join the war. -
China declares war on Germany and Austria
Why? To gain land after the war. -
Russia drops out
Lenin wanted to focus on builidng up a comminist state, and so he didn't want to be involved in the war anymore. -
President Wilson speaks out
Predsident Wilson delivereda speech that gave 14 points for world peace. -
Flu Epidemic
500 soldiers hsopitialized within that week for severe flu-like symptoms. -
Spanish Flu
At the end of the war,the spanish flu sread world wide. During this year the disease has killed 50-100 million people. -
Armistice day
11th month 11th day 11th hour, everyone agreed to end the war -
Paris peace conference
Allied nations began to work issues out that were raised by the war and its aftermath -
Treaty of Versailles
Germany signed the treaty, officially ending its involvement in the war.
