Timeline: World War 1

May 10, 1907

Central Powers

Germany, Austria-Hungary and the ottoman empire

Aug 10, 1907

Allies

Consisted of Brittain, France and Russia

Jun 10, 1914

1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Serbarian Nationalist Gavrilo Princip shot the archduke and his wife. Austria hungry declared war.

Aug 3, 1914

Schlieffen Plan

Germany invaded belggium followed by the plain. This paln was called for holding action against russia, combined with a quick attack through belgium to paris: after france had fallen the two german armies would defeat Russia

May 7, 1915

sinking of British liner Lusitania

A U- A boat sunk the ship of the southern coast of irerland. 128 on board weere americans. Germany deffended their action on the linear carried ammuniation. Despite that americans public opinon turned agist Germany and central powers

Aug 10, 1915

Sinking of Brittish liner Arabic

killed two american and the americans protested. The german promised not sink anymore but lied

Mar 12, 1916

Sinking of French passenger liner Sussex

German torpeod an unarmed French Passenger. American were killed or injured. America warned germany that if does not stop it would havi to end its deplomatic relation.

Jul 1, 1916

Battle of Somme

Brittain lost 1.2 million casulaetes, but only 7 miles of ground was going back and forth

May 10, 1917

Selective Service Act of 1917

The act requried men to register with the governmebnt in order that they can choose random people for war

May 10, 1917

War industries Board

Bernard M. Baruch, a bsness manwas the leader. Encourage companies to use mass production techniques to increase effincey. Also ureged to eliminate waste by standarizing products.

Jun 10, 1917

espionage and Sedition Acts

Person can be fined up to 10,000 dollars and pay up to 20 years in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying anything disloyal, profane or absusive abkout the government or the war effort

Jul 10, 1917

Second Battle of the Marne

Amerins helped throwback germans attack atChatteau and Belleau.

Jul 10, 1917

Comittee on public Information

propaganda industrie to persuade people thought.
George creal was the head

Jul 12, 1917

Convoy system

Heavy guardof destroyes escorted merchant ships back and forth across the atlantic in groups

Jul 31, 1917

Zimmerman note

Telegram from German foreign minister to the german ambassador in mexico taht was intercepted by the brittish. it proposed an alliance with germany and brittain, That if germany went with war with america mexico would support germant to revor lost land.