World War 1

By lilym1405
  • Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated.

    Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated.

    In June of 1914, Archduke and his pregnant wife Sophie were both assassinated in the streets of Sarajevo.
  • Austria-Hungary declares war.

    Austria-Hungary declares war.

    Austria-Hungary was dissatisfied with Serbia's response to their ultimatum, so they decided to declare war on Serbia.
  • Russia enters the war.

    Russia enters the war.

    They had a treaty from Serbia to come and help their aids in the war. They also began to mobilize their troops which took 6 weeks.
  • Germany enters the war.

    Germany enters the war.

    Germany viewed the Russian mobilization as an act of war against Austria-Hungary, with whom Germany had a treaty with.
  • France enters the war.

    France enters the war.

    France had a treaty with Russia, and soon found themselves fighting against Germany.
  • Great Britain enters the war.

    Great Britain enters the war.

    Great Britain had a treaty with France to come to their aid. Also, the invasion of Belgium arose tension.
  • Australia, South Africa, India, New Zealand, and Canada enters the war.

    Australia, South Africa, India, New Zealand, and Canada enters the war.

    They all entered WW1 after Britain. They offered military and financial assistance to Britain during the war.
  • Japan enters the war.

    Japan enters the war.

    Japan had a military agreement with Great Britain, which forced them to join war and fight Germany.
  • Italy enters the war.

    Italy enters the war.

    Italy didn't find Germany's acts defensive and wanted to remain neutral. They decided to enter war on the allies side.
  • United States enters the war.

    United States enters the war.

    Even though trying to remain neutral, the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman note was enough to push them over the edge.