World War I

By SGeisler
  • Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    He and his wife were assasinated on June 28,1914. He was known as the king of Austria-Hungary. This tragic event was the start of WWI.
  • The Battle of Tannenberg

    The Battle of Tannenberg

    The beginning date of the Battle of Tannenberg
  • Battle of Ypres

    Battle of Ypres

    This was the first of many Ypres battles, and involved sikhs.
  • The Dardanelles Campaign

    The Dardanelles Campaign

    Also known as the Battle of Gallipoli and was the first battle of 1915
  • The Second Battle of Ypres

    The Second Battle of Ypres

    This is the second battle and the first where Germany used poison gas.
  • Sinking of Lusitania

    Sinking of Lusitania

    It was sunk by the German U-boats
  • The Battle of Verdun begins

    The Battle of Verdun begins

    One of the longest and bloodiest battles in WWI.
  • Russian Tsar Nicholas II abdicated

    Russian Tsar Nicholas II abdicated

    He was forced to give up his seat for provincial government
  • The Battle of Passchendaele begins

    The Battle of Passchendaele begins

    It is also known as the Third Battle of Ypres.
  • The Second Battle of Marne begins

    The Second Battle of Marne begins

    It was fought between Germany and the Allied forces on the Western Front, in France.
  • The Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles

    This was the event that official ended WWI.