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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassination
On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a serbian nationalist. This was the straw that broke the camels back and thus, world war 1 was started. -
Germany Declares War on Russia
Russia started mobilization of her forces by both land and sea, Germany took this as a threat and declared war. -
Germany Declares War on France
2 days after declaring war on russia, Germany declares war on France... France made it own declaration on Germany and started readying its troops. -
United Kingdom Declares War on Germany
Because Germany had control of Belgian ports, it was viewed as a threat to Britian, and once France was attacked Britain decided to declare war on Germany. -
Woodrow WIlson Declares the United States Neutral
While war was going on in Europe, the United States (Woodrow Wilson in particular) decided that neutrality was best, given the distance between europe and the United States.. it just made sense. -
Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg was a battle between Russia and Germany, the battle lasted 4 days. -
The First Battle of Marne Begins
The first battle of marne was fought September 5-12 between allied forces & the German army. After 7 days, the allied forces defeated the german army. -
Unofficial Christmas Truce Declared
For Christmas, troops put down their guns and decided to celebrate together. Carols were sung, cigarettes and plum pudding were traded as presents. Though allied forces thought it was a trick at first, they saw unarmed german soldiers climbing out of their trenches, coming across no man's land to shake hands with the enemy. -
Germany Declares War Zone Around Great Britian
Germany declared the north sea a war zone which meant that any all ships, whether they were neutral or not.. could be sunk at anytime by german U-boats. -
Battle of Gallipoli
The battle of Gallipoli started on April 25, 1915 and ended on January 9, 1916. The allied powers attempted to control the sea route from Europe to Russia.. but it was unsuccessful, -
Lusitania Sunk by German U-Boat
The Lusitania was unexpected the torpedoed by the germans, the ship sunk within 20 minutes and 1,198 out of 1,959 passengers drowned. -
Battle of Somme
British and French empires fought against Germany, Sir Douglas Haig surrendered after four long months. -
Zimmerman Telegraph
Proposed alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States were to enter WW1. -
United States Declares War on Germany
After a build up of events, Woodrow Wilson decided on April 2nd that he no longer wanted to remain neutral and declared war on germany on April 6th. -
Wilson Issues 14 Points
Wilson issues a series of peace treaties called "Fourteen Points" on January 8th. -
Red Baron Shot Down
The Red Baron was shot down by an enemy on the 21st of April 1919. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles is a peace treaty between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed June 28, 1919 five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
