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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand , the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was visiting Sarajevo where he was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist because Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia believed that they should belong to them and not Austria. -
Austria declares war on Serbia
Because of the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria declares war on Serbia -
Germany declares war on Russia
Because of the Alliance between Germany and Austria and the Alliance between Russia and Serbia, Germany is backing up Austria and deciding to attack russia -
America declares its stance in the war
Woodrow WIlson proclaims that America will be neutral in the war, -
Battle of Mulhouse
German soldiers recapture Mulhouse, a city in France near the borders of Sweden and Germany, causing the French soldiers to retreat to Belfort -
Lusitania sinks
RMS Lusitania is attacked by German subs and is destroyed -
Wilson threatens to cut Diplomatic ties with Germany
Because of the sinking of Sussex by the Germans, Wilson threatens to cut diplomatic ties with Germany. The Germans decide to call back the U-Boats -
Wilson cuts ties with Germany
Germans sinks the Housatonic, an American ship, President Wilson ends relations with Germany because -
Wilson delivers official declaration of war
Wilson delivers speech to Congress that the world needs to be safe for democracy, on April 2nd, 4 days later US declares war on Germany -
Mutiny sparks in the French army
French soldiers refuse to listen to orders and advance in the battlefield, because of this many French soldiers were arrested and some where put infront of a firing squad to be used as an example -
American troops land
The first battalion of American soldiers finally set foot in France -
Wilson starts an outline for a peace plan
Wilson starts an outline of a plan for peace, with the fourteen points as a base -
Russians sign a peace treaty
Russians signs a treaty with Germany formally ending their participation in the war, because of this they lose a quarter of their pre-war territory and more than half of their industries -
Americans liberates village
Americas 1st infantry division capture the village of Cantigy from the Germans. 650,000 US troops are in France, 10,000 join everyday -
Germany signs Armistice
Germany signs the Armistice which will start its effect at 11am of the 11th day of the 11th month -
New German assembly
New German assembly meets in Weimar and being to work on new Democratic constitution -
Germany signs Treaty of Versailles
Germany signs treaty officially ending the war, many Germans are upset that the whole war was blamed on Germany -
The German Peace Treaty Protocol Signed
The German Peace Treaty Protocol was signed today, making peace with Germany and ratifying the Allied powers -
Group attempts to overthrow Germany's Government
Freikorps groups attempt but fail to overthrow Germany's democratic government during the Kapp Putsch. -
Hitler comes to power
Hitler starts his rise to political power
