world war 1

Assasination

Jun 28, 1914

Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo

world war 1

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

Britain declared war on Germany

Aug 4, 1914

Allied troops landed in Gallipoli

Apr 25, 1915

sinking of lusitania

May 7, 1915

torpedo by german u-20 boat, sank the lusitania in 18 minutes killing 1198 people abord. contributed to the entry of the U.S in to ww1

Start of the Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

Start of the Battle of the Somme

Jul 1, 1916

US declares war

Apr 6, 1917

torpedo by german u-20 boat, sank the lusitania in 18 minutes killing 1198 people abord. contributed to the entry of the U.S in to ww1

British tanks won a victory at Cambrai

Nov 20, 1917

Germany’s navy mutinied

Oct 29, 1918

the war ends

Nov 11, 1918