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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archduke-franz-ferdinand-assassinated
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/duke.htm
http://life.time.com/history/margaret-macmillan-on-assassination-of-franz-ferdinand-and-sophie/#1
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/sarajevo_assassination_1914.htm
Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo. -
Austria declares War
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/austria-hungary-declares-war-on-serbia
http://mentalfloss.com/article/58047/wwi-centennial-austria-hungary-declares-war-serbia
http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/declarationsofwar.htm
Austria declares war on Serbia. This starts WWI. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and WWI has begun. -
Battle of Tannenberg
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/tannenberg.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tannenberg-begins
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_tannenberg.htm
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/historian/hist_figes_03_tannenberg.html
On this day The battle of Tannenberg begins. At the end of the war 50,000 russians were killed and 96,000 taken as prisoners. -
Germany declares War on France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-and-france-declare-war-on-each-other
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/germandeclarationofwar_france.htm
http://mentalfloss.com/article/58168/wwi-centennial-france-mobilizes-germany-declares-war-russia
http://iht-retrospective.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/1914-germany-officially-declares-war-upon-france/?_r=0
Germany declares war on France. Also on August 3rd the first wave of German troops assembled on the frontier of neutral Belgium. -
Battle of Ypres
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_ypres.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-battle-of-ypres
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/ypres1.htm
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/first-battle-of-ypres.html
On this day The Battle of Ypres begans. It continued until November 22 but came to an halt because of winter. -
Christmas Truce
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/christmas-truce-of-1914
http://www.christmastruce.co.uk/article.html
http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/christmastruce.htm
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/trenches.htm
The unofficial Christmas truce occured and on Christmas enemy soldiers came out of the trenches and shook hands and sang Christmas songs together. -
Second Battle of Ypres
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/ypres2.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-battle-of-ypres-begins
http://www.cityssm.on.ca/library/WW1_Ypres.html
http://www.worldwar1.com/sf2ypres.htm
The second battle of Ypres begins. During the battle the Germans first used poison gas. Battle ended on May 25, 1915 and The French and the British started developing chemical weapons. -
Gallipoli Campaign
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-gallipoli
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/gallipoli.htm
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/overview_gf.htm
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gallipoli.htm
The Gallipoli Campaign was an unsuccessful attempt by allied powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during WWI. By mid-October Allied forces suffered heavy casualities. -
Battle of Verdun
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_verdun.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-verdun
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/verdun.htm
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/maps_verdun.html
The battle of Verdun begins. It was the longest battle of WWI and was one of the bloodiest battles. This battle ended on December 16, 1916. -
Battle of Somme
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/battle-of-the-somme
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/somme.htm
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/somme.htm
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/somme.htm
The Battle of Sommes begins. In this battle tanks were first introduced. It became one of the largest battles. By the end of the battle the allies and central powers would lose more than 1.5 million men. -
(Veteran) Coming Home to WWI
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/john-j-pershing
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX100.html
http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/pershing.htm
http://www.shmoop.com/wwi/john-j-pershing.html
John J Pershing comes home from the Mexico War and starts to fight in WWI. -
Russian Tsar Nicholas II
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/czar-nicholas-ii-abdicates
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/nicholasiiabdication.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/nicholas-ii-21032713
http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Abdication_of_Nicholas_II
Tsar Nicholas II was abdicated on this day. He was going to be saved but there was a secret meeting. On July 16, 1918 Tsar Nicholas II and his family were gunned down and killed. -
The U.S. Declares War on Germany (Veteran)
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/wilsonwar.htm
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/wwi
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-enters-world-war-i
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/usofficialawardeclaration.htm
This is when the U.S. formally enters the war. On May 7th, 1917 Lusitania was torpedoed and 128 Americans were killed.
General John J Pershing didn't arrive until June 14th and a week later the first 14,000 U.S. infantry troops landed in France. -
(Veteran) Becoming Major General
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/john-j-pershing
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX100.html
http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/pershing.htm
http://www.shmoop.com/wwi/john-j-pershing.html
John J Pershing becomes Major General after the death of his immediate superior Fredrick Funston. -
(Veteran) Pershing Proceeding to France
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/john-j-pershing
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX100.html
http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/pershing.htm
http://www.shmoop.com/wwi/john-j-pershing.html
President Wilson instructs John J Pershing to proceed to France as early a date is practicible. -
(Veteran) Leaving for Europe
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/john-j-pershing
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX100.html
http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/pershing.htm
http://www.shmoop.com/wwi/john-j-pershing.html
John J Pershing and staff leave for Europe aboard White Star liner Baltic. -
The Battle of Passchendale
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_passchendaele.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/third-battle-of-ypres-begins-in-flanders
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/ypres3.htm
http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/flanders/passchendaele.html
The Battle of Passchendale begins. This battle is also known as the "Third Battle of Ypres". The british are the ones that wanted to start this battle. This battle was one of the most costly and most controversial offensives in WWI. -
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_brest-litovsk.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/treaty-of-brest-litovsk-concluded
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/treaty-brest-litovsk
http://russiasgreatwar.org/media/international/brest.shtml
Russia signed the Treaty of Brest Litovsk. This ended the war between Russia and Germany. Part of the Treaty for Russia was losing Riga, Lithuania, Livonia, Estonia, and some of WHite Russia. -
Armistrice Signing
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/armistice.htm
http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/armistice.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/november_11_1918.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ends2.htm
Germany signed the Armistrice in France. The fighting ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. -
Treaty of Versailles
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005425
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/versailles.htm
On this day The Treaty of Versailles was signed. The Treaty of Versailles officially ended the First World War.
