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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand:
The Archduke, heir presumptive to Austria-Hungary's throne, plus his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by Gavrilo Princip when they were visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. This assassination triggered the first world war. Austria-Hungary declares war against Serbia. Later, Germany stepped in the war against Russia, triggered all other nations to war. -
Germany vs. France
Germany declares war against France. World War 1 was the Triple Entente vs. the Central Powers, but the U.S was neutral at the time. Triple Entente, derives from the French word “entente” (friendship, understanding, agreement), was the alliances between Britain, France, and Russia. However, the Central Powers was composed of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the German Empire, the Kingdom of Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. -
United Kingdom vs. Germany
UK declares war on Germany because they invaded Belgium. -
Serbia vs. Germany, Russia vs. Austria-Hungary
Serbia declares war on Germany and Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary. -
War Zone
Germany declares a war zone around Great Britain, it effected a submarine blockade. The neutral merchant ships were potential targets. -
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War 1 and was one of the bloodiest. France was up against Germany, they battled it out on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse, in north-eastern France. Luckily, the Germans have the advantage of higher ground, meaning fewer casualties. -
U.S vs. Germany
The United States declared war on Germany because the Germans attacked American ships. In addition, the Germans planned to offered Mexico the Southwest of the U.S, if they join the Central Powers. -
14 Points to Peace
The president of the U.S, Woodrow Wilson, issued the 14 points to peace. It was first outlined during a speech Wilson gave to Congress. -
Spring Offensive
The Germans launch the Spring Offensive in hopes to defeat the Allies (Triple Entente) before the supplies from the U.S get shipped out. The offensive rely on a series of attack on Western Front of WW1. -
End of WW1
The Treaty of Versailles ends the declaration of war between Germany and the Triple Entente. Later, separate treaties ended the war with the Central Power. The peace treaty took place outside of Paris. The financial, general, military, and territorial parts of treaty left Germany in shambles. Territorial examples was that Germany gave Alsace-Lorraine to France, Eupen and Malmedy to Belgium, Northern Schleswig to Denmark, Hultschin to Czechoslovakia, and West Prussia, Posen and Upper Silesia to
