World War I : Key Events and Occurances

  • Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia on July 28th, 1914

    Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia on July 28th, 1914

    Section: The Road to War
    Red Heading: The Deadliest War
    Blue Heading: War Begins
  • Germany declares war on Russia on August 1, 1914

    Germany declares war on Russia on August 1, 1914

    Section: The Road to War
    Red Heading: The Deadliest War
    Blue Heading: War Begins
  • Germany declares war on France on August 3, 1914

    Germany declares war on France on August 3, 1914

    Section: The Road to War
    Red Heading: The Deadliest War
    Blue Heading: War Begins
  • Great Britain declares war on Germany on August 4, 1914

    Great Britain declares war on Germany on August 4, 1914

    Section: The Road to War
    Red Heading: The Deadliest War
    Blue Heading: War Begins
  • First Battle of the Marne, the

    First Battle of the Marne, the

    Section: The Road to War
    Red Heading: The Deadliest War
    Blue Heading: War Begins First battle of the war, French and British troops halted German advance.
  • Russian Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown.

    Russian Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown.

    Section: Road to War
    Red Heading: Entering the War
    Blue Heading: Russian Revolution He was an absolute monarch, who resisted calls for democratic reforms.
  • Woodrow Wilson Declares War Against Central Powers

    Woodrow Wilson Declares War Against Central Powers

    Section : Road to War
    Red Heading :Entering War
    Blue Heading : Declaring War
  • A new government vows to keep Russia in war.

    A new government vows to keep Russia in war.

    Section: Road to War
    Red Heading: Entering the War
    Blue Heading: Russian Revolution
  • Russia and Germany signed a peace agreement called the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk

    Russia and Germany signed a peace agreement called the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk

    Section: Americans at War Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances Blue Heading: Russia Makes Peace This allowed the Germany army to shift to the Western Frontier.
  • Battle of Belleau Wood

    Battle of Belleau Wood

    Section: Americans at War
    Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances
    Blue Heading: Turning the Tide US Marines suffered heavy casualties, but succeeded in driving out the Germans.
  • Battle of Chateau Thierry

    Battle of Chateau Thierry

    Section: Americans at War
    Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances
    Blue Heading: Germany Attacks As a million of Parisians fled, the American troops had arrived to reinforce the Allies.
  • Battle of Argonne Forest

    Battle of Argonne Forest

    Section : Americans at War
    Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances
    Blue Heading: Battle of Argonne Forest German defenses finally crumbled after the unrelenting result.
  • German government sent Woodrow Wilson a note requesting an armistice

    German government sent Woodrow Wilson a note requesting an armistice

    Section: Americans at War
    Red Heading: The Armistice
    Blue Heading: A Harsh Armistice Armistice required Germany to pull back troops on the Western Frontier, and to cancel the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
  • German delegates signed the Treaty of Versailles

    German delegates signed the Treaty of Versailles

    Section: Shaping the Peace
    Red Heading: Peace Conference in Paris
    Blue Heading: The Treaty of Versailles The treaty stripped Germany of colonies and territory, and forced them to take full responsibility of the war, as well as paying the allies huge reparations.

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