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he was assassinated on June 28 1914 by the blank hand. this assassination led to the beginning of World War 1. -
a month after Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated austria-hungary government declared war on Serbia. within 6 days European countries also declared war upon each other. -
Germany supports of Austria-hungary, declaring war on Russia and France. Britain declares war on Germany after the invasion of Belgium -
the allies stop German advance towards Paris leading to a tie and beginning of trench warfare -
germany uses poison gas on the western front for the 1st time. marking a new and horrifying phase of warfare. -
a German U-boat sunk the passenger liner Lusitania during the crossing from New York to Liverpool. Germany sunk it because they claimed that they had military equipment on board. they killed 1,198 passengers on board including Americans. -
the battle began with a massive artillery bombardment. this battle was the longest and the most expensive battle. -
a large scale allied offensive aimed at breaking the tie. resulting in over 1 million casualties but little territorial gain. -
Britain intercepts a German proposal telling Mexico to join the war against the U.S. contributing to the U.S. involvement -
the U.S. declares war on germany. providing much needed records and man power for the allies -
Russia exits the war after signing a peace treaty with Germany, allowing Germany to focus on the western front. -
Germany agrees to ceasefire officially fighting at the western front -
allies launched a series of successful attacks pushing German forces back and leading to the collapse of central powers -
delegates from around the world gather to negotiate the terms of peace focusing on pushing germany and rebuilding Europe -
the treaty officially ended world war 1 imposing harsh reparations. snd territorial losses on germany while establishing the league of nations