U.S. History

Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

Jun 28, 1914

Franz and his wife were shot dead at Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip.

World War 1

Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

War Started

Jul 28, 1914

Austria declared war on Serbia and World War 1 started

War on Russia

Aug 1, 1914

Germany declared war on Russia

Declares war on Germany

Aug 4, 1914

Britian declares war on Germany but USA still is neutral

Turkish forts bombarded

Feb 19, 1915

Britain bombarded Turkish Forts

The Lusitania sunk

May 7, 1915

The Lusitania sunk by German U-boat

War on Germany and Austria

May 23, 1915

Italy declared war on Germany and Austria

Warsaw captured

Aug 5, 1915

The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians

Germany goes to war with USA

Apr 6, 1917

USA declares war on Germany

Landed ijn France

Jun 25, 1917

US troops land in France

Germany signs armistice

Nov 11, 1918

Germany signed armistice and the war ends