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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke Ferdinand was shot to death along with his wife by a man named Princip. Princip was a Serbian enthusiast, and the archduke was killed in order to create the political changes between Austria-Hungary and Yugoslavia. This assassination sparked a chain of events that led to the beginning of WW1. -
Serbia appeals to Russia for help
Serbia asked Russia for help after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, and right before the start of WWI. Russia and Serbia had already had previous relations in 1807, after Serbians were able to have a Russian refuge in the late 14th century. Russia also offered help in the 1800's to the Serbians after they were attacked. Russia agreed to help Serbia in order to be known as a Great Power and gain influence on Serbia. -
World War 1 begins
After the events of the assassination of the Archduke, Austria-Hungary threatened to go to war with Serbia for the murder. Before the start of WW1, many countries were under alliances with other countries. Britain, France, Russia, and Ireland were under alliance called the Triple Ente, while Germany had aligned itself with Austria-Hungary, and were called the Central Powers. With those alliances in place, Russia sided with Serbia while Germany had alliances with Austria-Hungary. -
Battle of Gallipoli
The battle of Gallipoli was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Forces to control sea routes from Europe to Russia. British and French ship commerced a failed naval attack, and attempted to continue with a land invasion on April 25. The lack of knowledge of the land, as well as a fiercde resistance brought by the Turkish, resulted the failed success of the invasion. The Allied suffered major casualties, and with no success. -
Lusitania sinks
A British ocean liner, the Lusitania, was sunk by a German submarine in 1915. This event sparked the war for the United States, as 218 American lives were lost on the Lusitania. This created tension between the United States and Germany, and they only rose when a U liner sank a Italian ocean liner, and killed 27 Americans. Tensions began to rise further between the two countries, and the US eventual joined the war in 1917. -
Battle of Verdun
This was the longest battle fought in WWI history, fought from Feb 21 to Dec. 18. It was fought between the German empire and French forces. The French held victory over the German, as the casualties in Germany were far above those of the French. German goals were majorly focused on gaining bloodshed from the French, which had later backfired. -
Battle of Somme
The battle of Sonne was a battle fought by the British and French against the German Empire. This battle was one of the largest that commenced on the Western front, and was an attempt of a hast victory for the Allied forces. Germans had a major advantage, due to the depth of the trenches that were dug and gave them a better eye line point. Eventually, however, British were able to relive pressure of the French forces over the course of the battle. -
Russia withdraws from the war
Russia withdrew from the war soon after the Russian revolution in 1917. During the Revolution, Russia suffered losses in ammunition, government, and food riots as well as demonstrations were popular. Regarding the Civil War that was happening against itself, Russia withdrew from the war in order to fix the war that was brought upon themselves by each other. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman note, or the Zimmerman telegram, was a use of secret communication to propose an alliance between Germany and Mexico. This was in case that if United States entered WWI, Mexico would obtain power in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. This note was encrypted by the British, and was directed to the German ambassador in Mexico. -
Woman's Death Battalion
The Woman's death battalion was a battalion that was created by Maria Bochkareva, after persuading Russia's new leader to let woman fight in the war. She persuaded over 2,000 women to join the fight. Her count of 2000 slowly decreased to 250, after the women learned the real hardships of battle and the discipline that was brought upon them. As numbers continued to dwindle, both from war casualties and suicides brought from PTSD, the battalion was eventually shut down in November, 1917. -
Russia Revolution
The Russia Revolution was a revolution in 1917 that led to the rise of the Soviet Union. The revolution was sparked after working class people or Russia, as well as peasants, revolted against their government. This group was led by Vladimir Lenin, and were called the Bolsheviks. This new group created the Soviet Union, and made up its new government. -
United States joins World War 1
The United states joined their allies, the Allied forces, to fight against Germany and Austria-Hungary (The Centeral Powers ) in World War 1. The United States had become involved in the war after a number of Americans were killed on the Lusitania, a british ship sunk by German submarines. Dozens of more Amerocans were later killed in another ship, causing tensions to rise between the United States and Germany, and caused the US to join the war. -
Battle of Chateau
This battle was fought in 1918, and was a battle in part of the Second Battle or the Marne, which was originally propmpted by German offensive. The battle was commenced between Germany and the AEF ( American Expeditionary Force ). This was part of an effort to push back German advances across the river. The battle resulted in an Allied forces victory, -
The Battle of Argonne
This was a part of the Allied offensive that was stretched along the Western Front. The battle was fought for a total of 47 days, from September to November 11, when the Armistice was created. The United States provided a total of 1 million troops to fight on the front lights. This battle is known as the deadliest battle in history, and was a victory for the Allied forces. -
Armistice
The Armistice was an agreement between the fighting countries in WW1 to order a cease fire, an agreement for battles in the sea, air, or land to stop. For many, it was a relief- one of the most deadliest wars, with over 8 million casualties, had finally come to an end. Germany had suffered heavy casualties, and were forced to sign the agreement instead of being forced to surrender. -
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace conference, otherwise known as the Versallies Peace conference, was a meeting between the Allied Powers after their clear victory in WWI. The main goal of this was to set peace terms for the Central Powers, instead of waiting for their eventual surrender. The conference took place in 1919 and involved diplomats from 32 different nations around the world. The conference including discussing the Treaty of Versallies, as well as putting the guilt on Germany and their forces. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the most important treaties signed to bring WWI to an end. The treaty was signed by Germany and the Allied Powers, and officially brought WWI to a close. The treaty was created by the Allied Powers, and was used as a way to give Germany the choice in signing it, or facing the choice of being occupied by the Allied Powers. -
First meeting of the Leauge of Nations
The League of Nations were a variety of nations composed into a league to regain peace along the borders of the nations after the devastation of WWI. This was the first organization, worldwide, who's mission was to gain world peace. It was founded on January 10th of 1920, and was created by Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson was a American lawyer who served as the 28th president from 1913 to 1921.
