World War 1

By poppyhead1432

  • The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.

    June 28, Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Becuase of the 28th or june,1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austria- Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, by a Serbian nationalist

  • Germany invades Belgium

    The 1st Army, 2nd Army, and 3rd Army were sent to invade Belgium
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    Battle of Tannenberg

    It was fought by the Russian Second Army against the German Eighth Army.
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    First Battle of the Marne

    The battle of the Marne was an immense strategic victory for the Allies.

  • Sinking of the RMS lusitania

    The vessel went down 11 miles
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    Battle of Verdun

    The German Fifth Army attacked the defences of the Région Fortifiée de Verdun.

  • Battle of Jutland

    the Germans lost 11 ships and 2,551
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    Battle of the Somme

    First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire.

  • US declares War

    President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany.

  • German Spring offensive of 1918

    over 21,000 BEF soldiers were taken prisoner.

  • World War 1 Ends

    adolf hitler rose to power in germany, seeking to avenge germanys defeat. after invading france in 1940 hitler order the french sign an armistist
  • USSR withdraws from war

    USSR withdraws from war