1 world war

THE FIRST WORLD WAR

By Paoladome
  • Murder of Ferdinand

    Murder of Ferdinand

    Gavrilo Princip, who has ties to the Serbian terrorist-type group the Black Hand, assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
  • war

    war

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
  • Treaty

    Treaty

    Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Germany sign a secret treaty of alliance.
  • Invasion

    Invasion

    Germany invades Belgium. President Woodrow Wilson declares that the United States is neutral. Britain declares war on Germany.

  • Invasion

    Austria-Hungary invades Russia, opening the fighting on the Eastern Front.

  • Declaration

    Russia declares war on Ottoman Empire (now Turkey).
  • Attack

    Attack

    A German U-20 submarine sinks the British passenger ship, the Lusitania; 1,198 are killed, including 128 Americans.
  • The tank

    The tank

    First Battle of the Somme River, France. The British introduce the tank.
  • Landing

    Landing

    American troops begin landing in France.

  • The end

    Germany accepts the armistice terms demanded by the Allies, ending the war.
  • The treaty

    The treaty

    The Treaty of Versailles is signed at the Palace of Versailles, France.