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Archduke Francis Ferdinand Assassinated

Jun 28, 1914

1. Francis Ferdinand's death was the main starter of WW1.
2. Him and his wifer were murdered in Sarajevo, Boznia

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

1.Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia on July 23, 1914, demanding, among other things, that all anti-Austrian propaganda within Serbia be stopped.
2. Russia began to immobilize military towards Austria after the invasion

Germany Declares War on Russia

Aug 1, 1914

1. Germany warned Russia, still only partially mobilized, that to continue to full mobilization against Austria-Hungary would mean war with Germany 2.On August 2, the first German army crossed into Luxembourg as part of German strategy to invade France

Germany Declares war on France

Aug 3, 1914

1.Germany had threatened Belgium which eventually caused other nations to get involved in the war
2. The nation of Belgium was at a state of neutrallity at the time

Germany Invades Belgium

Aug 4, 1914

1.43,000 Begium men were placed on belgium's border.
2.By the end of September 1914 Germany controled most of Belgium.

Sinking of the Lusitania

May 7, 1916

1. Among the 1,201 drowned in the attack were many women and children, including 128 Americans which caused outrage in the United States.
2. Their policy of unrestricted warfare made them able to shoot at whatever comes in their area of the ocean.

Germany Announces Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Feb 1, 1917

1. all merchant ships, including those from neutral countries, would be attacked by the German u-boats.
2. the supreme army command endorsed the navy’s opinion that unrestricted U-boat warfare against the British at sea could result in a German victory by the fall of 1917.

Zimmerman note Discovered

Mar 1, 1917

1. The note was an alliance offer between Germany and Mexico
2. Germany had the plan of supplying Mexico with weapons to take bach the border states in the U.S. This was meant to keep the U.S. distracted from Euopean affairs

United States Declares War on Germany

Apr 4, 1917

1. Germany's use of the U-boats was Wilson's main influence to go to war.
2. Germany had violated the Sussex Pledge when it was signed earlier

Russian Monarchy is Overthrown

Nov 7, 1917

1.The forces that overthrew the government wereled by Vladimir Ilyich.
2.Russia at the time was in control of the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky.

Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Mar 3, 1918

1. this treaty was Russia signing a treaty with the central powers ending its participation in the war.
2. . Defeat on the battlefield fed the growing discontent among the bulk of Russia’s population.

Congress Passes the Sedition Act

May 16, 1918

1. insulting or abusing the U.S. government, the flag, the Constitution or the military was against the law
2. Harsh panaltys were enforced on those found guiltyof making false statements that interfered with the prosecution of the war

Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

1. France wanted to make it immposible for Germany to renew war with France.
2. Part I of the treaty created the Covenant of the New League of Nations, which Germany was not allowed to join until 1926.