10 major events of WW1

By 26swankg
  • Italy switches sides

    Italy switches sides

    Committed to germany and austria-hungary in a defensive war. they did not view germany's acts as defensive so the switched sides.
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated by the Black Hand, specifically Gavrilo Princip, in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Mobilization of Russian troops

    Mobilization of Russian troops

    Tsar Nicholas II ordered the mobilization of Russian forces to deter Austria-Hungary from invading Serbia.
  • Germany mobilized their troops

    Germany mobilized their troops

    Germany mobilized their troops in response to the mobilization of the russian troops
  • France Joins

    France Joins

    bound by a treaty to russia
  • Britain joins

    Britain joins

    Linked to France by a relatively loose treaty
  • Belgium Joins

    Belgium Joins

    Had a military agreement with britain that it honored.
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse.
  • Colonies of Britain Join

    Colonies of Britain Join

    India, austrian canada, NZ, SA offered military support for britain
  • United States Join

    United States Join

    The sinking of the lusitania and the zimmerman note forced their hand to enter the war