WWI Timeline

By elitchmann1

  • Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi

    Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi
    The Chinese Nationalist party threw the current Qing emperor out of power making Puyi be the last Emperor in China. Sun Yixian became the leader.

  • World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia

    World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia
    When the Austrian King and Queen were assasinated by a Serbian member of the black hand Austria declared war on Serbia aand WWI formed from there.

  • U.S. Enters the war

    U.S. Enters the war
    The U.S. joins the war on the sides of the allies after the Lustitania was sunk with Americans on it and Germany told Mexico that they would help them get Texas back from the U.S. in the Zimmerman telegram.

  • Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers

    Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
    The German leader met with the French commander Marshal Foch to sign this armistice on a train in Paris.

  • Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience

    Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience
    Ghandi encouraged Indian people to refuse laws against them that were unfair such a s the Rowlatt Acts and other unfair rules through peaceful protest.

  • Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic

    Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic
    Kemal seperated Turkey so that religeon did not control the Gov. He industrialized and gave women rights. He is known as Ataturk or "Fathers of the Turks"

  • MaoZedong heads Long March

    MaoZedong heads Long March
    As the communists were losing the Civil war they had no choice but to march 6,000 miles trying to flee from the Nationalists. In the end Mao and the Communists end up winning the war.