Timeline of the battles!

  • battle of Masurian lakes

    battle of Masurian lakes

    this occurred on the second month of world war 1. this battle was a German offensive in the eastern front. the German won this battle
  • Archduke Francis Ferdinand Assassinated

    Archduke Francis Ferdinand Assassinated

    his assassination was to free Bosnia and Herzegovina and to establish a common Slav state. The assasssination of Ferdinand made Austria Hungary declare war on Serbia. this started for catalyzed world war 1.
  • Russian army mobilizes

    Russian army mobilizes

    Over 12,000,000 Russians mobilized and 1,700,000 were found dead. The one who ordered the general mobilization was Tsar Nicolas.
  • The Schlieffen Plan

    The Schlieffen Plan

    the plan was that russia would first invade frnace and then russia. this plan did not work out because while german troops were attacking france russia came and attacked germany.
  • Battle of Tannenberg

    Battle of Tannenberg

    fought between russia and germany. russia lost and germany won due to clever planning.
  • First Battle of the Marne

    First Battle of the Marne

    a battle between the french army and germany. the german succeeded in taking over a huge part of the indistrual north east of france
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania

    Lusitania was sunken by a german submarine called U-20. 1,195 died including 123 americans.
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    this battle was the longest battle in world war 1. this battle took place on the hills of verdun-sur-meuse.
  • Assassination of Rasputin

    Assassination of Rasputin

    prince felix yusupov assassinated rasputin. rasputin was shot to death.
  • United states enters the war

    United states enters the war

    The united states entered the war because of a deadly gamble made by the germans. Germany sunk many of the united states ships which prompted United states to enter the war.
  • The Zimmerman Telegram

    The Zimmerman Telegram

    a coded message sent to mexico. this message was a propossal of a military alliance against the united states.
  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    The treaty ended Russias partitiapation in the war (ww1). Russia lost Riga, Lithuania, Livonia, Estonia and some of White Russia due to the treaty.
  • Second Battle of the Marne

    Second Battle of the Marne

    this battle cost the germans over 168,000 deaths. considered one of most important victory of the allied forces in ww1.
  • Paris Peace Conference

    Paris Peace Conference

    30 countries were included in the paris peace conference. this meeting was held to establish peace after the world war.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    this treaty formally ended world war one, one of the most important treaties.known as the ''war guilt'' because all the blame went to germany and other central powers.