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The date is June 28,1914 and Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo. On that day, Franz Ferdinand and his wife were visiting Sarajevo. They were driving in their limousine when a small bomb starts hurtling towards the archduke and his wife. They missed it but later that day they were shot by Gavrilo Princip. -
Just one month after the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Austria- Hungary declare war on Serbia. This was the start of World War 1. It was also the response to the previously motioned assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Russia began to rally its forces to support Serbia due to prior agreements. Germany allied with Austria- Hungary then declared on Russia later on. -
Following Russia's call in defense of Serbia, Austria- Hungary invades Russia. In the first months of the war, Austria- Hungary faced challenging setbacks against Russian forces. The Russian Army launched several offensives into Austria- Hungary's eastern territories. -
The Eastern Front was mostly fought between mostly Russia and Germany. It is fought across Eastern Europe. The fronts were easier to break through. The Russian army was very underpaid. They went into the war on little training. They had very few weapons. There were many casualties suffered. -
The Battle of the Mons took place on the Western Front between Allied and German Forces. It was fought between the British Force and the German army. In the morning of August 23rd, Germans guns opened fire on the British positions at Mons. A decision was made to withdraw the troops as soon as possible. By the time the Battle had ended, there was a total of 1,600 casualties. -
The Battle of Tannenberg was fought between Russia and Germany. It was located in Poland. It ended a German victory over the Russians. The defeat occurred roughly a month into the battle. -
The Battle of Marne was a very important battle in World War 1. It was fought between the allies (France and Britain) and the German Empire. It started because the German forces were executing the Schlieffen Plan. By early September 1914, the Germans were close to Paris and the French and British forces needed to stop their advance to stop the fall of the French capital. -
The Battle of Gallipoli was fought between the French operation and Turkey. The Battle took place in Ottoman Turkey. There were many casualties in this battle. There was nearly 500,00 between the two. The Turks suffered more casualties than the French. -
A German submarine sank the Lusitania. Of the 2,000 men, women and children aboard, roughly 1,200 did not survive including 123 Americans. The Sinking of Lusitania solidified the public's opinion toward Germany. -
The Battle of Verdun was fought between France and Germany. It was the longest Battle of World War 1. It was also the bloodiest of all the battles. Germans use total war to destroy French morale. French had 400,000 casualties in ten months of fighting. That was almost as many as Germany. -
British launched attack in Somme river are to pull troops away from Verdun. Both of the sides lost a great number of troops; the British suffered nearly 19,000 casualties on the first day of fighting. There was over one million casualties on both sides at the end of the five month battle. -
President Woodrow Wilson signed a joint resolution to end America's neutral stance on ongoing global conflict. The main reason why President Wilson wanted to start war with Germany was because Germany's resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchants ships. -
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between the Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the central powers. The teams in the central powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. When Russia signed the treaty, that ended their participation in World War 1. -
The Western Front was fought on a 400 mile stretch between the British channel and the Swiss Alps. This front was later categorized by trench warfare. It was fought 700 kilometers from the Belgian coast through France to the Swiss Border.
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It occurred at the palace of Versailles outside of Paris. There were representatives from over 30 countries present. The big four of President Clemenceau "France", Prime Minister George " Great Britain" President Orlando "Italy" and President Wilson "United States". One of the things negotiated among them "was the peace of justice". President Orlando wanted secret treaties to be honored.