The nine most important times in world war 1

By Marshmello

  • Archduke franz ferdinand murdered

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand was murdered on 28th June 1914

  • Russia mobilises

    Russia mobilizes its vast army to intervene against Austria-Hungary in favor of its ally, Serbia. This move starts a chain reaction that leads to the mobilization of the rest of the European Great Powers, and inevitably to the outbreak of hostilities on July 30th 1914

  • World war 1 begins!

    world war 1 began on August 4 1914

  • World war 1 begins for sure

    Germany invades Belgium, beginning World War I

  • The Battle of the somme

    1 July 1916 – 18 November 1916

  • Wilson for war

    President Wilson outlines his case for war to Congress

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