World War 1 Major Events

  • Germany v.s Russia

  • Germany v.s France

  • Germany Invades Belgium

  • Great Britain v.s Germany

  • Assasssination of Ferninand and Wife

    The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferninand was the boiling point of WW1, killed by Serbians. He was the man taking the throne for Austria-Hungary, and his wife was dutchess of Hohenberg.
  • Austria-Hungry v.s Serbia

  • Battle of Marne

    The Battle of Marne was the first battle in WW1, because Germany invaded Belgium, France had to react creating the war.
  • The Sinking of Lusitania

    German U-boats sank the Lusitania with over 1,200 passengers, with over 120 Americans on board. The route was from New york to England.
  • The Battle of Verdun

    The Batlle of Verdun was the longest battle in WW1.It was fought between the German and French armies, from 21 February to 18 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France. It ended with a French attack, by December 1916, they had recaptured most of the lost ground including the centerpiece of Verdun's defensive system: Fort Douaumont.
  • Sinking of Sussex

    Britain had been using the Royal Navy to blockade Germany since the outbreak of the war and by November 1914 had termed the seas around Germany to be a War Zone with any ships entering it doing so at their own risk. This blockade of Germany prevented most forms of trade and material, including food, from entering their ports.
  • Battle of Somme

    The Battle of Somme was fought between Germany, Great Britain, and Frace.
  • U.S v.s Germany

  • The Zimmerman Note

    The message was sent to the German ambassador for Mexico, Heinrich von Eckardt.
  • Battle of Argonne Forest