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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke's assassination started WW 1 because after his death there were people who thought that land should be theirs. -
Invasion of Belgium
German gave Belgium the choice to fight or be conquered and they chose to fight. Belgium put up a better fight than the German thought but eventually, most of Belgium was conquered. -
Russians are defeated at battle
On the eastern front, Germans shatter the Russian Second Army and take over 92,000 prisoners at the Battle of Tannenberg. -
Germans Stopped at First Battle
The German invasion of France is stopped in the First Battle of the Marne as German troops are forced to the north side of the Marne River, causing the Schlieffen Plan to fail. -
Battle of Mons
The British positions were attacked. Although the Germans had suffered some heavy losses they had to retreat. -
Japan Attacks
Held by the Germans since 1898, Tsingtao is a lightly garrisoned port city on the Yellow Sea. The Germans surrendered on November 6. -
Christmas Truce
The sound of Christmas carols across No Man’s Land encourages troops from both sides to exchange greetings. The truce is spontaneous and was experienced by hundreds, perhaps thousands, of soldiers. -
Rationing is introduced in Germany
Each citizen and neutral foreign national is issued a bread card for an initial daily quota of 225 grams. -
Turkey Disarms Troops
Ottoman Turkish army disarms and segregates Armenian soldiers into labor battalions fearing Christian Armenians are aiding Orthodox Russians in their fight against Turkey. -
Germans against Britain
The Germans begin to use submarines against Allied merchant ships around the island of Britain. -
German Women Want Peace
Several thousand women demonstrate for peace before the German Reichstag. -
Germans Fire
Germans fired shells filled with chlorine. This was the first time that large amounts of gas used in battle. -
Allies Attack
The Allies attack the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Gallipoli. This campaign will last over eight months and will end as a victory for the Ottomans and the retreat of the Allies. -
Allies Land In Turkey
Australian and New Zealand troops, land in Gallipoli, Turkey at Helles and Anzac Cove. The Turkish controlled peninsula of twisting shorelines protects the Dardanelle Straits- a key international waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea. -
Sinking Of British Liner
A German U-boat fired a torpedo into the HMS Lusitania, sinking her off the coast of Ireland. While the sinking was not a direct cause of American entry into the war, it frayed relations between the United States and Germany and initiated a public debate over how best to define and maintain U.S. neutrality. -
Third Allies Attack On Turkey Fails
A final attempt by Allied troops to take Krithia, a coastal city in Turkey, is unsuccessful. Field Marshal Kitchener decides to send three additional divisions as reinforcements. The Turks also bring in additional troops. -
Women Wanted To Work In War Industries
In London, women demonstrate for the right to work in war industries with banners proclaiming: “Women Demand the Right to Serve” and “The Situation is Serious – Women Must Help To Save It.” -
Serbia is invaded by Germany
The Central Powers troops cross the Danube River and within days capture Belgrade. A massive Serbian retreat follows. Soldiers and their families made their way to the Albanian border through mountains and steady snowfall. -
The End
The Treaty of Versailles is signed by Germany and World War I comes to an end. -
Turkey Entered the War
Turkey gave help to Germans against a Russian bombardment