World War I

Russo-Japanese War

Feb 8, 1904

War fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.

Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia

Oct 6, 1908

Austria-Hungary’s annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina upset the fragile balance of power in the Balkans, enraging Serbia and pan-Slavic nationalists throughout Europe.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

A member of the Black Hand killed Archduke Ferdinand and his wife outside a cafe, while holding a sandwhich in his hand.

Austria-Hungry declares war on Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War.

Russia Mobilizes army

Jul 31, 1914

Russia mobolized their troops to help France fight the Germans.

Germany invades Belgium

Aug 4, 1914

Germany invades a NEUTRAL Belgum in order to get to France quicker

Schlieffen Plan put into action

Aug 4, 1914

designated attack on France once Russia, in response to international tension, had started to mobilise her forces near the German border.

Start of the Battle of Marne

Sep 5, 1914

War fought between France and Great Britan and advancing German forces.

Sinking of the Lusitania

May 7, 1915

This Ship from Great Britan was sank by one of Germany's submarines

Start of the Battle of Verdun

Feb 12, 1916

one of the largest battles of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies.

Start of Battle of Somme

Jul 1, 1916

a battle in World War I fought by the British and French empires against the German Empire

Fourteen Points purposed

Jan 8, 1917

A statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations to end World War I.

Zimmerman Telegraph found

Jan 11, 1917

A message to Mexico about a military alliance

Czar Nicholas II abdicates

Mar 15, 1917

In March 1917, the army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms, and Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate.

U.S. enters World War I

Apr 6, 1917

United States officailly eneters World War I

Russian Civil War

Oct 5, 1917

war in the former Russian Empire immediately after the Russian Revolutions of 1917, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future.

Russia signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Mar 3, 1918

The treaty that ended Russia's participation in World War I

Armistice Sign

Nov 11, 1918

and the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front.

Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates

Nov 28, 1918

the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia

Treaty of Versailles signed

Jun 28, 1919

Peace treaty that ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.

France loses Alsace and Lorraine

Jun 28, 1919

France loses two major places to Germany

Bloody Sunday

Mar 7, 1972

British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march against internment.