ww1 major events

  • assassination of the archduke

    assassination of the archduke
    the archduke went to Sarajevo when the serbians are trying to become indepent from austria- hungary.then the sebains didn't like that so they killed the archduke and his wife.
  • germany invades belgium

    germany invades belgium
    germany send a message to belguim to cross the country and belguim refuses to let germany pass though the country. then germany declares war on belguim
  • u.s neutral

    u.s neutral
    president wilson declares that the united states will remain neutral in this war.
  • north sea war zone

    north sea war zone
    the united kingdom annouces the north sea has become a military area, blockade the goods to germany.
  • the battle of verdun

    the battle of verdun
    it was the longest battle of ww1 and the bloodest of all the battles. started in feburary 21 1916 and ended in december 18 1916
  • battle of the somme

    battle of the somme
    the battle of the somme where tanks were first introduced to the war by the germanys. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the River Somme in France.
  • zimmerion note

    zimmerion note
    germany sends a telegram to mexico to invade the united states and they will get new mexico and texas
  • U.S delcares war

    U.S delcares war
    the U.S delcares war on germany becaus eof the zimmerman note and they were going to be pulled into the war either way.
  • German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and flees Germany

    German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and flees Germany
    he was the king of germany and he didn't want to be killed so he fleed the country and the war was over.
  • treaty of versailles

    treaty of versailles
    was one of the peace treaties at the end of world war 1. it ended the war between germany and the allies power.