Illustrated WWI Timeline

By tallgirl

  • The Treaties

    All of the nations started to militarize and to prepare for war. Countries started to make treaties with each other, and this heightened the tension between multiple countries. The austro-german treaty was the first of the treaties that lead to WWI.
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    WWI Illustrated Timeline

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    WWI Illustrated Timeline

  • The Assasination

    A young radical had assasinated the Archduke Ferdinand, who was in line to the throne of Austria-Hungary. This gave many over-eager nations an excuse to start a war.

  • The Invasion

    Germany invade Belgium with the knowledge that the country had Great Britain's protection. This incited Great Britain to join the war.

  • The Lusitania

    The Germans were going through a period of unristricted warfare using submarines. One of these submarines attacked the Lusitania and killed 138 Americans, which helped to lead America into WWI. The Germans stopped unrestricted warfare for a little whil, but they eventually resumedd

  • The Submarines

    The Germans again decided to use unrestricted submarine warfare. They started to plot against the US because they wanted to keep it out of the war, and it would fight against the if the unrestricted submarine warfare resumed.

  • The Telegram

    In order to prevent the US from quickly entering the war when it learned about the unrestricted submarine warfare, Germany tried to get Mexico to attack the US and take some of its land. Mexico refused, and America entered the war against Germany when it found out about the telegram.

  • The Entrance

    The US was very angry about the telegram, and entered WWI on the side of Great Britain and France. This was the doom of Germany and her allies.

  • The First American Battle

    The US fought its first major battle in the Battle of Cantigny.

  • The Escape

    The Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates his thrown, abandons his people, and excapes to the Netherlands where he spends the rest of his life.

  • The Treaty of Versailles

    The war was over, and the final treaty was signed. It placed all of the war-guilt on Germany and imposed many heavy punishments.