World War 1

By kennedyg22

  • Beginning of the War Heir to Austria-Hungary assassinated

    Heir to Austria-Hungary, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are assassinated by Serbian nationalist.

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

  • Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declares war on France

  • The United Kingdom declares war on Germany

    happens after Germany invades Belgium

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

  • US President Woodrow Wilson announces the US will remain neutral

  • The Battle of Tannenberg begins

  • The First Battle of the Marne begins

    Trench warfare begins as soldiers on both sides dig in.

  • Battle of Ypres begins

  • The United Kingdom announces that the North Sea is a military area, effectively creating a blockade of goods into Germany

  • Unofficial Christmas truce is declared

  • Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain

    essentially effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets.

  • Second Battle of Ypres begins

    It is during this battle that the Germans first use poison gas.

  • The Battle of Verdun begins

    The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I and was one of the bloodiest.

  • The Battle of the Somme begins

    During the Battle of the Somme, tanks are first introduced into battle.

  • The United States declares war on Germany.

  • German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and flees Germany

  • Germany signs the armistice at Compiegne, France

    Fighting ends on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month (i.e. 11 a.m. on November 11).

  • The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI