World War I

By _ayeitsjohn_
  • Russo-Japanese War

    Russo-Japanese War

    War fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.
  • Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia

    Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia

    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

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    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

    Austria-Hungry declares war on Serbia

    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

    Russia Mobilizes army

    Russia mobolized their troops to help France fight the Germans.
  • Germany invades Belgium

    Germany invades Belgium

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

  • Schlieffen Plan put into action

    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

    Start of the Battle of Marne

    War fought between France and Great Britan and advancing German forces.
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania

    This Ship from Great Britan was sank by one of Germany's submarines
  • Start of the Battle of Verdun

    Start of the Battle of Verdun

    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

    Start of Battle of Somme

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

  • Fourteen Points purposed

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

    Zimmerman Telegraph found

    A message to Mexico about a military alliance
  • Czar Nicholas II abdicates

    Czar Nicholas II abdicates

    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

    U.S. enters World War I

    United States officailly eneters World War I
  • Russian Civil War

    Russian Civil War

    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

    Russia signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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

    Armistice Sign

    and the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front.
  • Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates

    Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates

    the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia
  • Treaty of Versailles signed

    Treaty of Versailles signed

    Peace treaty that ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
  • France loses Alsace and Lorraine

    France loses Alsace and Lorraine

    France loses two major places to Germany
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

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