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Development of alliances
In 1914 Europe's 6 main powers split into two alliances that helped start world war I. Britain, France, and Russia formed the Triple Entente, and Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Itlay joined the Triple Alliance. https://www.thoughtco.com/world-war-one-the-major-alliances-1222059#:~:text=By%201914%2C%20Europe's%20six%20major,joined%20in%20the%20Triple%20Alliance. -
Technology in WWI
In the war, they had heavy artillery, machine guns, tanks, motorized transport vehicles. They also had high explosives, chemical weapons, airplanes, field radios and telephones, aerial reconnaissance cameras. There was rapidly advancing medical technology and science were just a few of the areas that reshaped twentieth-century warfare. -
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Ferdinand was shot at close range by Gavrilo Princip. Ferdinand was the heir of the Austro-Hungarian which made him a key target. He was driving through the capital. -
Austria Declares War
On July 28th, 1914 a month after the assassination of Franz Austria declared war on Serbia. That was the start of WWI. Austria started breaking its relations with Serbia. -
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The first battle of Marne
The First Battle of the Marne was an offensive during World War I by the French army and the British Expeditionary Force. They went against the advancing Germans who had invaded Belgium and northeastern France and were within 30 miles of Paris. Germany got a large part of France. -
Stalemate on the Western Front
A stalemate developed on the Western Front for four main reasons, one being that the Schlieffen plan failed. Another reason was that the French were unable to defeat the Germans completely at the Battle of the Marne. Another reason was the “race to the Channel” and the last reason was that defending positions was far easier than attacking. -
The sinking of Lusitania
Lusitania, owned by the Cunard Shipping Line, was launched in 1906 to carry passengers on transatlantic voyages. The RMS Lusitania was a UK-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War on 7 May 1915, about 11 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland. It killed 1,195 people including 128 Americans. -
America joins the War
Earlier in the year, the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary. The U.S. joined its allies to fight in World War I. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing, more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France. -
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Russian revolution
After the bloodshed of 1905, Czar Nicholas II promised the formation of a series of representative assemblies, to work toward reform. Russia entered into World War I in August 1914 in support of the Serbs and their French and British allies. Their involvement in the war would soon prove disastrous for the Russian Empire. -
Armistice
On Nov. 11, 1918, after more than four years of fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Although fighting continued elsewhere, the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War I. The global reaction was one of mixed emotions: relief, celebration, disbelief, and a profound sense of loss.