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World War 1

By twilliams96
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    1914-1918

  • Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary's throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by Serbian nationalist

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia

  • Germany declares was on Russia

    Outbreak of war - Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declares war on France

    Germany declares war on France

  • The United Kingdom declares war on Germany

    The United Kingdom declares war on Germany, after Germany invades Belgium.

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia declares war on Germany.

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia declares war on Germany.

  • U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral.

    U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral.

  • Second Battle of Ypres

    First use of poison gas by Germany starts Second Battle of Ypres

  • The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk

    U-boat sinks British liner Lusitania with the loss of American lives, creating a US-German diplomatic crisis

  • Germans capture Warsaw

    Germans capture Warsaw

  • Battle of Verdun Begins

    German attack on Verdun in the longest battle of the war, ultimately defended by the French at great cost to both sides

  • Italy Declares war on Germany

  • U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace

    U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace

  • Zimmerman Telegraph Intercepted

    Germany sends the secret Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico in an effort to entice Mexico to join the war. The British intercept and decipher the coded message.

  • Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare

    Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare

  • The United States declares war on Germany.

    The United States declares war on Germany.