WW1 Timeline

By chloechell@student.hcps.org
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the key events leading up to WW1.
  • UK declaration of war upon Germany

    UK declaration of war upon Germany

    The United Kingdom declares war upon Germany. The declaration was a result of German refusal to remove their troops from Belgium.
  • British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed by German submarine

    British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed by German submarine

    The British ocean liner, Lusitania, is torpedoed by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. This played a role in the U.S. joining the war.
  • President Woodrow Wilson is reelected.

    President Woodrow Wilson is reelected.

    President Wilson is reelected in the middle of the Mexican revolution and WW1.
  • German aerial bombing campaign.

    German aerial bombing campaign.

    Germany begins an aerial bombing campaign against Britian using zeppelins.
  • Formal declaration of war against Germany.

    Formal declaration of war against Germany.

    The United States formally declares war against Germany, entering WW1.
  • First American troops land in France during WW1.

    First American troops land in France during WW1.

    The first American troops land in France during WW1, making a significant turning point in the conflict.
  • Battle of Mons

    Battle of Mons

    The battle of Mons took place in Belgium, where a British force fights around 150,000 Germans.
  • End of WW1.

    End of WW1.

    This date signifies the end of WW1.
  • the Treaty of Versallies

    the Treaty of Versallies

    The Treaty of Versailles is signed, officially ending WW1