ww1 event timeline

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassin

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassin
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo. His death is an event that helps spark World War I.
  • Germany invades Belgium

    Germany invades Belgium
    Germany invades Belgium which angered Grate Britain sparking world war 1
  • The passenger ship Lusitania

    The passenger ship Lusitania
    A German submarine sinks the passenger ship Lusitania. The ship carried 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans.
  • ships for ships

    ships for ships
    Americans convince Germans to not attack passenger ships and they would convince to let ships in to bring food to their people.
  • Germany resumes u-bout attacks

    Germany resumes u-bout attacks
    Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare in European waterways.
  • The US enters the war

    The US enters the war
    The united states officially enter World War 1 on the side of france and britain
  • Forbes Allen meet his brother in france

    Forbes Allen meet his brother in france
    He sends a letter to his father saying that he meets his brother while stationed in France
  • The Battle of Belleau wood begins

    The Battle of Belleau wood begins
    The Battle of Belleau Wood begins as the U.S. Marine Corps attacks the Germans across a field of wheat, suffering huge casualties.
  • The Battle of Belleau wood ends

    The Battle of Belleau wood ends
    The Battle of Belleau Wood ends with the final, which marks the farthest German advance on Paris. The area has changed hands six times during the battle, which has caused nearly 10,000 American casualties.
  • The Battle of St. Mihiel begins

    The Battle of St. Mihiel begins
    The Battle of St. Mihiel begins when 300,000 American soldiers following the direct command of General Pershing throw themselves into the German lines.
  • Kaiser Wilhelm

    Kaiser Wilhelm
    Kaiser Wilhelm and his retinue quietly slip over the border into the Netherlands where he lives out the remainder of his life in relative peace and writes a self-promoting memoir defending his actions in the war.
  • Forbes Allen gets orders

    Forbes Allen gets orders
    he was sent special orders to go on Ono chevron
  • Forbes Allen get surprised

    Forbes Allen get surprised
    He sent a letter to his father telling him about how he received a visit from his brother and how everyone hopes they won’t be deployed
  • Forbes Allen reserves a letter from a superior

    Forbes Allen reserves a letter from a superior
    He received a letter from john j. Pershing congratulating Oni chevron on the successful conclusion of the war
  • Forbes Allen receves a letter form a freance women

    Forbes Allen receves a letter form a freance women
    He received a letter from a French woman he meets overseas telling him that she missed him and wished that when the war was over if he would join her and her family for dinner