World War 1 Major events

  • assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife

    assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand was next in line for the throne and him and his wife rode along in a open car and a gunman attacked them and kiled them
  • austria hungary declares war on serbia

    austria hungary declares war on serbia
  • Germany declares war on Fance

    Germany declares war on Fance
  • Germany declares war on Russia

    Germany declares war on Russia
  • Germany invades Belgium date

    Germany invades Belgium date
  • Battle of Marne

    Battle of Marne
    The Battle of Marne was fought in Paris it started when the germans whent on a retreat on the Aisne River.
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun
    Thsi battle was the longst battle in World War 1 and the bloodiest battles.
  • sinking of Sussex

    sinking of Sussex
    The Sussex was a French submarine that Germany bombed witch made Americans mad
  • Battle of Somme

    Battle of Somme
    This war took place in France, over 1,000,000 men were killed in it. This war was a very bloody war
  • the Zimmerman Note is intercepted

    the Zimmerman Note is intercepted
    Zimmerman told the ambassador Count Johann von Bernstorf to help Mexico with money.
  • Russian Revolution breaks out

    Russian Revolution breaks out
    the Russian Revolution was the effort to overthrow the government. They did and their new government was more democratic
  • US declares war against Germany

    US declares war against Germany
    Germany was attacking ships ana made the Americans mad so they made the sussex pledge but after Germany was attacking submarines Congress made laws for a stronger millitary and Germany still attacked so President Willson asked Congress if they could start war with them.
  • Battle of Argonne Forest

    Battle of Argonne Forest
    It was appart of the final Allied offensive of World War I that went along the entire Western Front.
  • Geat Britain declares war on Germany

    Geat Britain declares war on Germany