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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo marked the begining of the first World War. (The Bridge in the picture is the location of the Archduke's assassination.)
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A german sumbmarine (know as a U-boat) torpedoed and sank the British passenger liner Lusitania, thinking it was a supply ship headed for England. 1,195 passengers we're killed (many U.S. citizens) in the attack, which outraged the American public...
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Germans lauch the first ever air raid on London. Their plan was that if the attacked the British mainland, the British Air Force would have to protect the homefront, rather than attacking the German air force.
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After the sinking of the Lusitania and the translation of the Zimmerman Telegram, the United States declared war on Germany, entering the First World War.
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The Armistice was an agreement between the Allies and Germany, signed by Allied Commander-in-Cheif Ferdinand Foch and Germany's representative Matthias Erzberger, marked the end of the first World War.
