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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip shot both, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife on June 28th in Sarajevo. Gavrilo Princip was a Serbian rebel who was part of “Black Hand”, which is a Serbian nationalist group. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Austria-Hungary thought it was a threat from Serbia (even thought it wasn't) so they declared war on them. Serbia denied being involved with the assassination before the war declaration. -
Germany declares war on Russia and France
Two days after declaring war on Russia (Augest 1st) Germany also declares war on France (Augest 3rd). The result of the Austria-Hungary war declaration leads to the start of World War 1 because of all the linked alliances and each country into war one after another. -
Britain declares war on Germany
Britain declares war on Germany because of Germany invading Belgium and because of the Triple Entente Alliance. The Allies, which failed to prevent the Germans from advancing went to the Marne River in France. -
U.S declares neutrality
The United States declared neutrality because they didn't want to get involved in the war and they agreed with President Woodrow Wilson. The United State’s want for neutrality would end soon because of the tension between Germany and the United States. -
Battle of the Marne
In the beginning of the war German troops invaded France through Belgium. 222,000 German soilders were lost and the franch lost about 250,000 causalities. France and Britain won a huge victory against Germany, which potentially stopped the Germans from invading Paris. -
Lusitania sunk
The British ship heading towards Liverpoor was torpedoed by a German U-boat and was sunk. Witih-in 20 minutes 1,198 people died, including 128 americans. -
Battle of the Somme
This war was between the British and the French. It was one of the largest battles in World War 1. More then 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed. No one gained any land but it boosted British morale. -
Woodrow Wilson reelected
The democrat Woodrow WIlson won in the 1916 presidential election against Charles E. Hughes. -
Zimmerman telegram
The coded telegram was sent from Alfred Zimmerman to the German minister in Mexico City. They instructed them to purpose an alliance with Mexico, offering Mexico the territories lost from the U.S. in 1848. -
Germany announces unrestricted sub warfare
German torpedo-armed submarines were ready to attack any and all ships, including civilian passenger carriers, that were found in war zones. This event breaks all relations between the United States and Germany. -
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution centers around 2 primary events, the Febuary revolution and the October revolution. The Febuary revolution included riots and acts of violence. The October revolution established the Soviet union. -
U.S. declares war on Germany
The United States declared war on Germany after the Japanese attack on pearl harbor and only a couple hours after, Germany declared war on the U.S. -
Selective Service Act
The selective service act allowed the federal government raise a national army for entry into the World War. It allowed men to join the army within the ages of 18 to 45. -
Espionage and Sedition Acts
The acts prevented interference with military operations and to prevent the support of enemies during the war. -
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Wilson's fourteen points were the basis for a peace programme and was on the back of the fourteen points that Germany and her allies agreed to armistice in November 1918. -
U.S. flu epidemic
Throughout history, influenza viruses have mutated and caused pandemics or global epidemics.During the fall of 1918 in September and October the flu spread throughout war camps and forts, 5% of the world died. -
Armistice
The armistice was the last day of the war between France, Germany and Britian. People of Paris, London, and New York were celebrating the end of the war. -
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris peace conference was a meeting at Versailles just outside of Paris. They were talking about peace terms, but the U.S. wasn't apart of it because they had their own peace treaty with Germany. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the end of World War 1. It was a peace settlement between Germany and their allies. The three most important politicians there were David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson.
