The Great War

  • Assassinstion of Serbia

    Because the assassinate was Serbian, Austria used this as an excuse to punish Serbia
  • Austria declaration of war

    -Austria rejected Serbia’s offer and declared war. Also, Russia took action and brought in their troops and Austrian border.
  • The schkieffen Plan

    -The Schlieffen plan. Large part of German army races west to defeat France.
  • First battle of the Marne River

    The allies attacked Germans northwest of Paris.
    First battle of the western front
  • Battle of Limanowa

    Stretch of battlefield Stretch of battlefield along the German and Russian border
  • Gallipoli campaign

    2 million Russian soldiers were captured and killed.
  • battle of Verdun

    Battle on the western front. Battles of Verdun brought together the French and Germans.
  • Period: to

    battle of Somme)

    British forces attacked Germans. The British did this trying to relieve pressure on the French
  • unrestricted Submarine warfare

    Germany established its own Naval Blockade around Britain. Unrestricted submarine warfare
  • Declaration enters war

    President Wilson asked congress to declare war.
  • Russian Leader offers truce

    Communist Vladimir Lenin seized power. He wanted his country out of the war, which led to him offering Germany a trace.
  • Treaty of Verasilles

    Germany and the Allied powers signed this treaty exactly 5 years after the association of Sarajevo
  • Second Battle of the Marne

    Allies and Germans clashed at the second battle of the Marne. Also, central powers began to crumble.
  • Armistice

    World War 1 came to an end. They all came to a peace settlement, the leaders gathered outside Paris to work out terms of peace.