World War 1

By robin guthridge

  • The Triple Alliance

    The Triple Alliance
    triple alliance
    Italy and Austria-Hungary formed the Triple Alliance
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    World War 1

  • The Triple Entente

    France and Russia formed an alliance.

  • war eruptes

    war startes
    Germany builds its navy to challenge the British Navy's .

  • Alliance

    Germany and Japan form a Navey alliance

  • The Triple Entente

    France anf Britain signed the entente, which is a nonbinding agreement to follow common policies.

  • The Triple Entente

    Britain later signed a treaty like the entente with Russia.

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    Russian troops fire upon St. Petersburg killing hundreds in what comes to be known as Bloody Sunday.

  • Arms Race

    Arms Race
    H.M.S. Dreadnought is launched by Britain, marking the advent of a new class of big-gun battleships. Arms race begains between Germany and Britain.

  • Triple Alliance

    Germany and Austria-Hungary fought on the same side.

  • Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, visit Sarajevo in Bosnia. A bomb is thrown at their auto but misses. Undaunted, they continue their visit only to be shot and killed a short time later by a lone assassin. Believing the assassin to be a Serbian nationalist, the Austrians target their anger toward Serbia.

  • The Austro-Hungarian Empire declares war on Serbia.

    The Austro-Hungarian Empire declares war on Serbia.

  • America Enters

    ww1 President Woodrow Wilson appears before the U.S. Congress and gives a speech saying "the world must be made safe for democracy" then asks the Congress for a declaration of war against Germany.

  • Declares war on Germany

    The United States of America declares war on Germany.

  • Hindenburg Line

    The French 5th and 6th Armies attack along a 25-mile front south of the Hindenburg Line. The new offensive comes amid promises of a major breakthrough within 24-hours by the new French Commander-in-Chief, Robert Nivelle, who planned the operation. Nivelle once again utilizes his creeping barrage tactic in which his armies advance in stages closely behind successive waves of artillery fire. However, this time it is poorly coordinated and the troops fall far behind. The Germans also benefit from g