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Franz Ferdinand assassination
On June 28, 1914 Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gevrilo Princip. He was assassinated in Sarajevo, this caused war with Serbia. -
Astria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
After Franz was assassinated, Austria-Hungary was mad at Serbia,So they declared a war on July 28, 1914.A month after Franz Ferdinand was killed. -
Russia builds forces
Russia knew that Germany was going to come after them, so they gathered weapons, and men to prepare for when this war came. -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany had declared a war on Russia because Russia was an ally to Serbia. This brought Germany to side with Austria-Hungary. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany declared war on France, knowing it was an ally of Russia. -
Germany invades Belgium
A day after Germany declared was on France, they invaded Belgium, as apart of there plan to get across Eastern and Northern France. -
Great Britian declares was on Germany
To honor its pledge to protect Belgium, Great Britian declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia
It was the first global war, it began in Europe but spread quickly through out the world. -
France and Britian declare war on Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary was an ally to Great Britian and France, so they started a war. -
Ottoman Empire joins war
Ottoman Empire joins was with Central powers because the just felt like it. They did not really have a side they wanted to join. -
German u-boat torpedoed
Lusitiana, was torpedoed by the German u-boat, killing 1200 passangers. -
Battle of Verdun
The battle of Verdun was between German and French armies. This battle was extremely long, went from Feburary to December. -
Battle of Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire -
Germans reverse their policy
During this time Germany was not getting along with AMericans, so they attacked them, and Wilson was not happy. -
First use of submarines
On Feburary 1st Britian started using submarines to attack, bring passangers places, and send letters and trade. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Germans wanted to be apart of the Central powers while WW1 was going on. So they sent a message to Mexico stating they wanted to join forces. This soon was named the Zimmerman Telegram. -
Russian Goverment Astablished
Russia was part of the "Triple Entente" goverment. They had all they needed to make this goverment work. -
Soldiers reached France
During World War I, the first 14,000 U.S. infantry troops land in France. They kept secret because the German submarines, but by the time the Americans had lined up to take their first salute on French people. -
Russia sighns armistice with Germany
Russia in November 1917, the Bolsheviks,had approached the Central Powers to arrange an armistice and withdraw from a war they saw as the major source. -
Woodrow reaveals "The Fourteenth Ammendment"
President Wilson set down 14 points as a blueprint for world peace. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Russia which ended Russia's participation in WW1. -
russia withdraws from the war
Russia population was ruled by Germany and Austria by the time Russia withdrew from World War 1. They withdraw because theyre goverment was over thrown. -
American Expeditionary Forces had full strength.
The American Expeditionary Forces were the United States Armed Forces in Europe in World War I. They had taken time to gather troop, get weapons, and medical aid. They were ready to fight. -
Battle of the Argon Forest
The Battle of the Argonne Forest, was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front -
War was OVER
On November 11, 1918 the world war was finally finished. All of the fighting was finally done, until ww2 came in .
