Wars

WWI to WWII

By Patty Limones

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife by Serbian nationalist

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife by Serbian nationalist
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    WWI and WWII

  • Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia

  • Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declares war on France

  • Battle of Ypres beings

  • Germany declares "war zone" around Great Britain

  • Second Battle of Ypres begins. -first time Germans use poison gas.

    Second Battle of Ypres begins. -first time Germans use poison gas.

  • Battle of Verdun begins.

    Longest battle of WWI and one of the bloodiest.

  • Zimmerman Telegram sent to Mexico by Germany, but British intercept.

    Zimmerman Telegram sent to Mexico by Germany, but British intercept.

  • The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI

    The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI

  • Beginning of WWII

  • Hitler invades Poland and France and Britain declare war on Germany

  • Auschwitz established

    Auschwitz established

  • France surrenders to Germany

  • Germany invades the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)

  • The Japanese launch a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor,Hawaii

    The Japanese launch a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor,Hawaii

  • Anne Frank and her family go into hiding

    Anne Frank and her family go into hiding

  • Battle of Stalingrad begins

    Battle of Stalingrad begins

  • The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins

    The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins

  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • Assassination attempt against Hitler fails

    Assassination attempt against Hitler fails

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt dies

    Franklin D. Roosevelt dies

  • Battle of Berlin begins

    Battle of Berlin begins

  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide- along with his wife

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide- along with his wife

  • Germany surrenders WWII

    Germany surrenders WWII