World War I

By 23bergeyb2

  • Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
    Heir to the throne.

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
    Gave Serbia a month to catch who killed Ferdinand, and failed to do so.

  • Germany enters the war on Austria-Hungary´s side

    Germany enters the war on Austria-Hungary´s side
    Germany played as a ¨Big Brother¨ to Austria-Hungary.

  • Germany pursues Schlieffen Plan

    Germany pursues Schlieffen Plan
    They declared war on Russia but attacked Belgium and Germany because of Russia´s lack of mobilization.

  • Great Britain Joins the War

    Great Britain Joins the War
    Germany attacked Belgium which was to kept as a neutral country. Main reason being that if they didn´t get involved, Germany would take over the Western Front.

  • The Lusitania is sunk

    The Lusitania is sunk
    British liner that was sunk by a German submarine.

  • Battle of Verdun begins

    Battle of Verdun begins
    Bloodiest war of WW1.

  • The United States joins the war

    The United States joins the war
    Germany does a series of things that anger the US and decide to join the war on Britain and France´s side.

  • President Woodrow Wilson presents his Fourteen Points

    President Woodrow Wilson presents his Fourteen Points
    Wilsons ideal hope to end war and how to prevent it in the future.

  • Germany signs the Armistice at Compiegne, ending World War I

    Germany signs the Armistice at Compiegne, ending World War I
    The War is finally over after German generals told the Kaiser in September of 1918 that the war could not be won.