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The heir to Austria-Hungary's throne is murdered.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary's throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip while the couple were visiting Sarajevo. -
Germany declares war
Nazi-Germany declares war on Russia. They wanted to have as much power as they could have and chose to try and eliminate all people who did not agree and try to stop them. -
UK declares war
The United Kingdom declares war on Germany, after Germany invades Belgium. -
US remains neutral
At the beginning of the war the Us was not fully aware of what was happeneing and was not able to choose which side they should be on. They chose to stay neutral until they had more information. -
The Battle of Tannenberg begins.
Hindenburg ordered General Hermann von François' I Corps to begin their attack on August 25. This was resisted by François as his artillery had not arrived. Eager to begin, Ludendorff and Hoffmann visited him to press the order. Returning from the meeting, they learned through radio intercepts that Rennenkampf planned to continue moving due west while Samsonov pressed XX Corps near Tannenberg. -
UK blocks North Sea
To stop GErmany from from getting their supplies and food, UK blocked the North Sea. THis stopped the boats from delivering the shipments in the ports. -
Germany declares "war zone" around Great Britain
Germany declared a war zone around GReat Britain to block them off and cause them to join the fight. This blocked them from getting food and supplies. -
The Dardanelles Campaign begins
World War I, an Anglo-French operation against Turkey, intended to force the 38-mile- (61-km-) long Dardanelles channel and to occupy Constantinople. Plans for such a venture were considered by the British authorities between 1904 and 1911, but military and naval opinion was against it. -
The second battle of Ypres begins
This was the first battle that Germany used chemical gas to kill their enemies in the war. It was one of the bloodiest and most violent battles. -
Tsar Nicholas II takes personal control over Russia's armies
The Tsar's decision to assume command of the Russian Army was made in spite of virtually unanimous cabinet opposition; the latter correctly feared that any setbacks the Army suffered would necessarily reflect directly upon the Tsar himself. -
The Battle of the Somme begins
The Battle of Sommes was bloody and many people died. It was a turning point in the war. -
Russian Tsar Nicholas II abdicates
During the February Revolution, Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia since 1894, is forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents, and a provincial government is installed in his place. -
The United States declares war on Germany
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The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government
Bolsheviks overthrew the Russian Government and get the to agree. With this ability they were able to change how the Russians did things and what they agreed on. -
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers which ended Russia's participation in World War I. The treaty was signed at Brest-Litovsk after two months of negotiations. The treaty was forced on the Soviet government by the threat of further advances by German and Austrian forces. By the t -
Germany signs the armistice at Compiegne, France
Germany signed the armistance to slow the war and end it. They were finally able to get people to not be so aggressive with them and stop the fighting. -
The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI.
When the Treaty of Versailles was signed it ended WWI. It allowed all the countries to have peace and successfully communicate in a society. -
Germany invades Poland, starting World War 2
At dawn on September 1st 1939 a massive German army rolled across the 1,250 miles of the Polish border.
Almost immediately after the invasion of Poland began the British and French ambassadors in Berlin delivered identical messages to the German Foreign Ministry Stating that if Germany did not withdraw their troops from Poland Britain and France would "fulfil their obligations to Poland without hesitation" -
Auschwitz established
Auschwitz was not initially built to house/murder Jews. It was first built to house Polish political prisoners who were deemed to be a danger to the occupying Nazis in Poland. But it then evolved into a place where Jews and non-germans were forced to live and die. -
The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
The Japanese were tired of negotiations with the United States. They wanted to continue their expansion within Asia but the United States had placed an extremely restrictive embargo on Japan in the hopes of stopping Japan's aggression. -
The Germans surrender at Stalingrad, Soviet Union
The Germans surrendered and successfully ended the war. They realized that almost everyone was against them and finally gave up. -
D-Day
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wou -
Assassination attempt against Hitler fails
Many people disagreed with Hitlers ways and wanted him dead. There were many attempts but they all failed. When Hitler died it allowed for the war to slow and change for the better -
Franklin D. Roosevelt dies
While on a vacation in Warm Springs, Georgia, President Roosevelt suffered a stroke and died. His death marked a critical turning point in U.S. relations with the Soviet Union, as his successor, Harry S. Truman was much tougher. -
Hitler commited suicide
Dolf Hitler was burrowed away in a refurbished air-raid shelter, he took a cyanide capsule, before he shot himself. The bodies of Hitler and Eva were cremated in the chancellery garden by the bunker survivors (as per Der Fuhrer's orders) and reportedly later recovered in part by Russian troops. A German court finally officially declared Hitler dead, but not until 1956.
