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Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated.
The Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serbian exremist was the catalyst that started The War to End all Wars -
Alliances cause multiple countries to get involved in the War
Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium. France invades Alsace. British forces arrive in France. Nations allied against Germany were eventually to include Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Rhodesia, Romania, Greece, France, Belgium, United States, Canada, Serbia, India, Portugal, Montenegro, and Poland. -
Allied forces land on the Gallipoli Peninsula of the Ottoman Empire.
The Gallipoli Campagin was the begining of the ANZAC spirit -
The United States declares war on Germany.
The sinking of a US submarine by German forces caused the US to enter the war -
Germany begins its final offensive of the war.
Germany had begun peace talks with Russia, but began it's final attack against the other Allied forces -
Germany signs the Armistice at Compiègne, ending World War I.
The end of the war brings a temporary peace to the world -
Allied and German representatives sign treaty of Versailles.
The treaty holds Germany accountable for the damage of the war