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Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo
Francis Ferdinand was Archduke, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. He was visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. His visit angered members of the Black Hand which was a Serbian terrorist group. On June 28 he and his wife rode through Sarajevo in an open car. A terrorist from the Black Hand called Gavrilo Princip shot killed him and his wife. And from this event, the beginnings of WWI started to unfold. -
Austria declared war on Serbia
Austria declared war on Serbia because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. They still declared war on Serbia even though it was an act of the Black Hand who were a terrorist group in Serbia. -
Germany declared war on Russia
Four days after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, two more great European powers Russia and Germany declare war on each other; the same day, France orders a general mobilization. -
British Declares war on Germany
Belgium's ports were close to the British coast and German control of Belgium would have been seen as a serious threat to Britain. In the end, Britain refused to ignore the events of 4 August 1914, when Germany attacked France through Belgium. Within hours, Britain declared war on Germany. -
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First Battle of Marne
An offensive during World War I by the French army and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) against the advancing Germans who had invaded Belgium and northeastern France and were within 30 miles (48 km) of Paris. By failing to achieve their key aim—of swiftly defeating the French—the Germans were forced onto the defensive, spurring the trench warfare that was to typify the Western Front for the next three years, and ultimately to fight a disastrous two-front war. Ended with a Allied victory -
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First Battle of Ypres
The German failure to break the Allied lines in desperate fighting at Ypres during World War I was the final episode in the 1914 campaign in the west. It marked the end of the war of movement, with both sides constructing an elaborate trench network that stretched from Switzerland to the North Sea. -
Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles
British and French battleships launch a massive attack on Turkish positions at Cape Helles and Kum Kaleh at the entrance to the Dardanelles, the narrow strait separating Europe from Asia in northwestern Turkey and the only waterway linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea. -
The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat
British Admiralty to warn the Lusitania to avoid the area or take simple evasive action, such as zigzagging to confuse U-boats plotting the vessel’s course. The captain of the Lusitania ignored these recommendations, and at 2:12 p.m. on May 7, in the waters of the Celtic Sea, the 32,000-ton ship was hit by an exploding torpedo on its starboard side. The torpedo blast was followed by a larger explosion, probably of the ship’s boilers. The Lusitania sank within 20 minutes. -
Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
Over the course of the months that followed, Italy and its leaders weighed their options. They carefully considered how to gain the greatest benefit from participation in the war. The decision to join the fray on the side of the Allies was based largely on the assurances Italy received in the Treaty of London, signed in April 1915 -
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Battle of Loos
The Battle of Loos was a battle that took place from 25 September – 8 October 1915 in France on the Western Front, during the First World War. It was the biggest British attack of 1915, the first time that the British used poison gas and the first mass engagement of New Army units. -
Conscription introduced in Britain
Began when the British government passed the Military Service Act in 1916. The act specified that single men aged 18 to 40 years old were liable to be called up for military service unless they were widowed with children or ministers of a religion. -
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Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun, fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916, was the largest and longest battle of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies -
Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister
was a liberal British statesman who became prime minister during World War I. After earning election to the House of Commons in 1890, he was named chancellor of the exchequer in 1908, and introduced health and unemployment benefits with the National Insurance Act of 1911. Lloyd George became minister of munitions early in World War I, eventually taking over as war minister before becoming prime minister. -
Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started
On this day in 1917, the lethal threat of the German U-boat submarine raises its head again, as Germany returns to the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare it had previously suspended in response to pressure from the United States and other neutral countries. -
USA declared war on Germany
Wilson cited Germany’s violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its attempts to entice Mexico into an alliance against the United States, as his reasons for declaring war. On April 4, 1917, the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917. -
Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
Russia and Germany agreed to stop fighting. But This doesn't mean that Russia isn't in the war anymore because they are stuck in the war until a treaty is sighned between Germany and Russia -
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany.
This treaty was signed was signed in March 1918 by Russia and Germany. This treaty ended Russia's participation in the war. The treaty was harsh, requiring Russia to give up large amounts of land. -
Germany Asks Allies For an Armistice
Germany asked the Allies for an armistice because Germany had enough of the war and was too weak to continue fighting the Allies. But the Allies refused to sign the armistice. -
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One.
After the United States Victory at the battle of Argonne Forest. The United states signed an armistice with germany to stop the fighting amunst the allies. This marked the end to WWI.
