WW1

By bubbastewart7

  • Franz Ferdinand assassinated

    Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were murdered
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    WW1

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on serbia

  • Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declares war on France

  • The Battle of Tannenberg begins

  • The First Battle of the Marne begins

    Trench warfare begins as soldiers on both sides dig in

  • Battle of Ypres begins

  • Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain

    creating a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets

  • The Second Battle of Ypres begins

    The Germans first use poison gas

  • The Battle of Verdun begins

    The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I and was one of the bloodiest

  • The Battle of Jutland begins

    this was the major naval battle

  • The Battle of Somme begins

    Tanks were first introduced

  • Russian Government overthrown

    The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government

  • U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace

  • The treaty of Versailles

    This treaty officially ends World War 1