WW1 Timeline

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Frans and his wife assassinated in Sarajevo, by 19 year old Gavrilo Princip
  • Austria Hungary Declares War on Serbia

    Austria Hungary Declares War on Serbia

    One month after the assassination of Franz, beginning World War One
  • Germany Invades Belgium

    Germany Invades Belgium

    Part of Germanys plan to defeat France early in ww1
  • Battle of The Marne

    Battle of The Marne

    Happens while Germany invades France trying to occupy Paris
  • Germany Uses Gas

    Germany Uses Gas

    Beginning at the battle of Ypres, Germany uses chlorine gas against the allied forces
  • Lusitania Sinks

    Lusitania Sinks

    Germany sinks a ship with many Americans on it, even while America was uninvolved in the war
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    Longest battle in ww1, fought on the western front, in France
  • Germany Limits Submarines

    Germany Limits Submarines

    Responding to the concerns of the USA, Germany limits submarine warfare
  • Battle of The Somme

    Battle of The Somme

    Occurred on both sides of the upper reaches of the Somme river in France, fought between British and France soldiers, against German soldiers
  • First Tanks

    First Tanks

    The first tank to see combat was British, entering the fight at the battle of the Somme
  • Submarines back

    Submarines back

    Germany removes the restriction of submarines, therefor replacing the concerns of the USA
  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution

    The Russian people figure out that their current Tzar doesn't know what he is doing, they overthrow the government, forcing Russia to leave the war
  • Zimmerman Telegram

    Zimmerman Telegram

    A German strategy used to convince Mexico to fight the USA, and in return Germany would supposedly give back Mexico the land they lost
  • USA Enters The War

    USA Enters The War

    In response to the unrestricted submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman telegram, USA enters WW1
  • Treaty of Versailles

    After the armistice which stopped the fighting, most nations involved in the war meat up, to end the war. Great loss for Germany