World war 1

Events Leading to World War I

By xosamma

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot and killed when they were visiting Sarajevo in Bosnia. A lone assassin is believed to have killed them. The assassination is what I believe started the beginning of WWI.

  • Austria-Hungary

    Austria-Hungary
    Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia in case of Russian militarism exactly one month after Franz Ferdinand and his wife are killed.

  • Russian Mobilization

    Russian Mobilization
    Russia threatens and starts to move troops. Germany then warns Russia, so they begin to mobilize themselves.

  • Germany

    Germany
    Germany declares war on Russia. A couple days later on the 3rd Germany declares war on France.

  • British Troops land in France

    British Troops land in France
    First, the British troops land in France. French land a quick victory which ignites the French-German action of the war. About 27,000 French soldiers were killed per day.

  • Great Britain

    Great Britain
    Great Britain enacts the (DORA), Defense of the Realm Act which gives the government power to control the economy and daily life.

  • Britain & France

    Britain & France
    Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary. They invade Serbia.

  • Russia invades Germany

    Russia invades Germany
    Russia invades Germany in which they attack into East Prussia, forcing the outnumbered Germans there to fall back stated by The History Place (2009).

  • Schlieffen Plan

    Schlieffen Plan
    Main German armies continue moving westward and invade France. This plan was referred to as the Schlieffen Plan. They used a counter-clockwise movement into France.

  • Japan declares War

    Japan declares War
    Japan declares war on Germany. The Japanese assist the British to get rid of the Germans from the East. The Germans have a base on the coast of China, Samoa and other places.

  • Germans Change Their Plan

    Germans Change Their Plan
    "The weary Germans change their plan and turn South before passing Paris." The Canadian Press states (2014).

  • Battle of Marne

    Battle of Marne
    British troops disrupt the Schlieffen Plan. The Germans start to withdraw northward as the Allies start to proceed.

  • Battle of Ypres

    Battle of Ypres
    The Germans launch a major attack on Ypres in Belgium. They send out soldiers straight out of school, some 17-20 years old.

  • Trench Warfare Begins

    Trench Warfare Begins
    The French give out a series of attacks along the Western Front against Germans. The French fail to make gains until they are both eventually suspended.

  • Christmas Truce

    Christmas Truce
    A truce occurs on Christmas Day between German and British soldiers within the trenches of Northern France. They engaged in games, caroling, and exchanging of gifts.

  • Citations

    (2009). Retrieved from http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/firstworldwar/index-1914.html A chronology of the events that led to the start of the First World War. (2014, December 08). Retrieved from http://ww1.canada.com/battlefront/a-chronology-of-the-events-that-led-to-the-start-of-the-first-world-war