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Date of Birth/ Early Life
Was born in Tournai, Belgium. She was raised in a middle-class and catholic household. Her mother died when she was nine years old, therefore she was sent to an orphanage. At age fifteen, Petit quit going to school and began to work. -
First “spy” Activity
Petit helped her wounded fiance, Maurice Gobert cross the border to the netherlands to reunite with his regiments. She began sending the British information about the German army. Before being recruited as a spy, she was a nurse. -
British hire Petit to be a spy.
Was trained to be a spy. Later sent to the Imperial German Army where she used a “fake identity”. Petit was putting her life in danger and she knew it, she put others before herself. -
Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia
Austria- Hungary were raging over the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This was the “SPARK” to WWI. -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany was honoring their alliance with Austria-Hungary whom had declared war on Serbia (Alliance of Russia) which were going to declare war on Austria-Hungary because of it. Although they were both preparing for war, Germany declared it first. -
The Dardanelles Campaign begins.
As the only waterway between the Black Sea in the east and the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Dardanelles was a much-contested area from the beginning of World War I. The stakes for both sides were high: British control over the strait would mean a direct line to the Russian navy in the Black Sea, enabling the supply of munitions to Russian forces in the east and facilitating cooperation between the two sides. The Allies were also competing with the Central Powers for support in the Balkans, -
Battle of Gallipoli takes place.
Campaign that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula on the Ottoman Empire. An unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia. -
Imprisonment
Petit was caught spying and was arrested for it. She was asked about what she was doing and who she was working for but she refused to answer. She was sentenced the death penalty. -
Date of Death
23 year old Belgium Gabrielle Petit, was one of the eleven women to be executed by the German. She was shot and killed for her courageous and brave decisions. One of the most heroic women of WW1. -
The US declares war on Germany.
The US decided to declare war on Germany because of the Zimmerman Telegram.Which was a diplomatic proposal for the German empire for Mexico to join an alliance with Germany. -
The Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle of Ypres) begins
On July 31, 1917, the Allies launch a renewed assault on German lines in the Flanders region of Belgium, in the much-contested region near Ypres, during World War I. The attack begins more than three months of brutal fighting, known as the Third Battle of Ypres.While the first and second battles at Ypres were attacks by the Germans against the Allied-controlled salient around Ypres. -
Woodrow Wilson issues the 14 points
A speech written to negotiate peace. Each point had a meaning, (Point 1). And since the United States had specifically entered the war because of Germany's announcement of unlimited submarine warfare, Wilson advocated for the open use of the seas. And so on for the 14 points. -
Treaty of Brest Litovsk signed by Russia.
A peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers ( Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy). There were many different articles included in this document stating what would come upon between the ones who signed it. Such as; Article II-The contracting parties will refrain from any agitation or propaganda against the Government or the public and military institutions of the other party. In so far as this obligation devolves upon Russia, it holds good also for the territories occupied by the Powers -
Beginning of the second battle of the Marne
Last major spring offensive on the western front. Ended on August 6, 1918 (21 days). Between the French and the German. -
The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI.
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
