World War Timeline

  • The Schlieffen Plan

    The Schlieffen Plan

    The Schlieffen Plan was made prior to World War 1, and it stated "In case of the outbreak of war, Germany would attack France first then for Russia."
  • Battle of Masurian Lakes

    Battle of Masurian Lakes

    The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes was a German offensive in the Eastern Front 2–16 September 1914, during the second month of World War I.
  • Archduke Francis Ferdinand Assassinated

    Archduke Francis Ferdinand Assassinated

    F. Ferdinand and his wife (Sophie) were coming into town for a visit and a parade when 19 y/o Gavrilo Princip assassinated them in their open-top car.
  • Russian Army Mobilizes

    Russian Army Mobilizes

    Tsar Nicholas II ordered a general mobilization of the Russian army on the 30th of July, 1914. Two days later, Germany declared war on Russia.
  • Austria-Hungary Declares War On Serbia

    Austria-Hungary Declares War On Serbia

    A month after the assassination of Ferdinand and his wife, the Austro-Hungarian government declared war on Serbia.
  • The Zimmerman Telegram

    The Zimmerman Telegram

    Zimmermann sent the telegram in anticipation of the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania

    The RMS Lusitania was a British-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War on the 7th of May, 1915.
  • United States Enters War

    United States Enters War

    In early April 1917, President Wilson took the idea of declaring war on Germany to Congress. They voted on the idea of coming to a conclusion to declare war on Germany's ally Austria-Hungry on December 7th, 1917.
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    The Battle of Verdun was fought from the 21st of February to the 18th of December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse.
  • Assassination of Rasputin

    Assassination of Rasputin

    Rasputin was killed December 30th, 1916 after he was unsuccessfully poisoned, then shot 3 times and pushed into a body of water only to die.
  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a separate peace treaty signed on the 3rd of March, 1918 between Russia and the Central Powers, that ended Russia's participation in World War I.
  • Second Battle of the Marne

    Second Battle of the Marne

    The Second Battle of the Marne was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War.
  • Armistice

    Armistice

    After 4 long years of bloodshed and tireless fighting, Germany and their allies signed an armistice to end fighting. Though this Armistice was signed there was still fighting but this was the first step to the end of World War 1.
  • League of Nations Formed

    League of Nations Formed

    It was established in 1919 after World War 1 and was made to promote international cooperation and to achieve peace and security.
  • Paris Peace Conference

    Paris Peace Conference

    The Paris Peace Conference was the formal meeting in 1919 and 1920 of the victorious Allies after the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers.