-
Panama Canal Opened
The canal was finally opened. The cost was $366 million and about 6000 people died. -
Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassined by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria-Huntary with the help Germany declared war on Serbia. -
Germany invades Belgium
Belgium was neutral and was protected by treaty with Great Britain. The Germans attacked on August 3rd. The next day, Great Britain declared war on Germany. -
Japan Declares War on Germany
Japan demanded German fleet to be withdrawn fron the Far East. Germany didnt do so, thats why Japan declared war. -
Battle of Tannenburg
Occured August 23-30, 1914 between the Russian Empire and the German Empire. This resulted in almost a complete destruction of the Russian Second Army. -
The First Battle of the Marne
The First Battle of the Marne was September 6-12, 1914. The outcome was bringing an end to the war of movement that had dominated the First World War since the beginning of August. -
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
This act expanded the governments power to act against anti-trust violations. -
1st Zeppelin Bombing of England
This was Germans first air raids against London. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The Lusitania sand in a total of only eleven minutes. It killed 1198 out of 1959 passangers. This made the Americans strongly dislike the Germans. -
Vilnius Falls to Germans
Germans ended offensive against Russians by capturing Vilna. -
Battle of Verdun
This battle occured February 21- December 18 between Germany and France. There were a quarter of a million deaths. -
Battle of the Jutland
The Battle of Jutland occured in the North Sea. It was the largest naval battle of World War 1. -
Battle of the Somme
This event occured between July 1 and November 18 1916. The British and French were fighting against the German Army. It was one of the largest battles of World War 1. -
US declares War
The U.S. did not want to join the fight. However, they felt they needed to because they had to ensure repayments of debts to the U.S. and to prevent the Germans from threatening their shipping. -
USSR withdraws from war
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, a peace treaty, marked the withdrawl of Russia from World War 1. -
German Spring offensive of 1918
THe Spring Offensive was a series of German attacks March 21-July 18, 1918. -
World War 1 Ends
Over 9 million people were killed. It ended because Germans ceased fire.
