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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated by Bosnian Serbian Nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This event set off a series of war declarations. -
Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
This was the first war declaration of World War 1 and set the war in motion. -
Russia Begins Mobilizing for War
Russia begins preparing its large army to fight againt Austria Hungary to help Serbia who they are allies with. This led to many other countries beginning to mobilize. -
WW1 Begins
Germany invades Belgium which marks the official beginning of World War 1. -
Battle of Tannenburg
Battle between Russia and Germany during the very beginning of World War 1. This battle had huge losses for both sides, with a total of 182,000 casualties. -
First Use of Large Amounts of Gas as Warfare
Germany fires chlorine filled bombs at the Allies and almost collapse the French border, but fail to take advantage of it. This was also the first time large amounts of gas were used as warfare in WW1. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The ship, The Lusitania, is sunk by a British submarine. Among the people killed some were Americans which angerered the United States. -
First Use of Tanks
The first tanks ever used in war were employed by the British at Delville Wood. -
The Battle of Verdun
Long battle between France and Germany that caused about 540,000 French and 430,000 German casualities while neither side gained any large advantage. -
Battle of the Somme
A battle fought between the Allies and the Central powers near the Somme River in France. This battle is considered to be one of the bloodiest battles in history with total losses of 1.5 million soilders. -
Zimmerman Telegraph
The United States recieves a intercepted telegraph that was supposed to be sent from Germany to Mexico to try and get Mexico's support for Germany. -
Wilson Tries to Get America to Enter the War
President Wilson tries to gain the support of the American Congress to enter American in the war. -
America Enters the War
Congress approves Americas entrance into the war and declares war on Germany siding with Britain and France. -
Peace between Germany and Russia
Germany signs a peace treaty with the new Bolshevik government in Russia. This treaty causes major problems for the US, Britain, and France, -
Battle of Cantigny
First major battle for the American offense. -
Chateau-Thierry
Germany is attacked by America at Chateau-Thierry. This battle turns into the large Battle of Belleau Wood. -
Battle of Belleau Wood
American attack on Germany that caused them to suffer huge casualties. -
Ending of the Battle of Belleau Wood
The Battle ends when the Germans are removed. The Americans suffered almost 10,000 casualites during this battle. -
Kaiser Wilhelm Abdicates
The Kaiser of Germany gives up hope for their victory and leaves for the netherlands where he spend the rest of his life peacefully. -
Armistice Day
Ending of World War 1.
