World War I Timeline

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    World War I Timeline

  • Founding of the Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

    This brought Italy into the alliance previously agreed between Germany and Austria-Hungary as a enemy to France and Russia. If any of these countries were to go to war, the other two would provide military assistance.

  • Founding of the Triple Entente

    This was the name given to 3 countries forming an alliance. The countries were Great Britain, France, & Russia.

  • Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

    The Archduke was on a parade to give a speech but he ended up getting shot. The assassinators failed but the second time, one assassinator took up the chance to kill him easily.

  • First Battle of the Marne

    The outcome of this was that it brought the end of the war movement had dominated the First World War since the beginning of August. This also brought stalemate & trench warfare.

  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    It was sailing from New York to Liverpool but a British sub launched a missile and sunk it within 18 minutes. This enraged the US because there were US citizens who died on board.

  • Battle of Verdun

    The Battle of Verdun was one of the major battles during World War I. It was fought between the German and French armies on a hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in Northeastern France.

  • USA Declares War on Germany

    The US entered the war on the allies' side against the Central Powers. Two of the reasons they entered the war was because of the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman note.

  • Armistice Ends World War I

    The armistice between the Allies and Germany was an agreement that ended the fighting in World War I. It was signed in a railway carriage in Compiègne Forest and it marked a victory for the Allies

  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    This was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, at Brest-Litovsk between Russia and the Central Powers headed by Germany. This marked Russia's exit from World War I.

  • Second Battle of the Marne

    The Second Battle of the Marne was the turning point of World War I. It began with the last German offensive and was quickly followed by the first allied offensive victory of 1918