WW1 Timeline-Rylie Mitchell

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

Jul 29, 1914

Blue Heading:War Begins
Red Heading:Origins of World War 1
Section 1:The Road To war

Germany declares war on Russia

Jul 31, 1914

Blue Heading:War Beings
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
Section 1:The Road to War

Russia mobilizes its armed forces

Jul 31, 1914

Blue Heading:War Begins
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
Section 1:The Road to War

Germany declares war on France

Aug 1, 1914

Blue Heading:War Begins
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
Section 1:The Road to War

Great Britain declares war on Germany

Aug 4, 1914

Blue Heading:War Begins
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
Section 1:The Road to War

First Battle of the Marne

Sep 5, 1914

High death tolls and French and Britain troops halted the German advance
Blue Heading:The War Begins (no actual blue heading)
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
Section 1:The Road to War

Battle Of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

750,000 casualties for the Germans and French from new Trench Warfare, February 21, 1916-December 16th 1916
Blue Heading:War Begins
Red Heading:The Deadliest War
Section1:The Road to War

Military defeats and food shortages led to a Russian uprising

Mar 8, 1917

Tsar was overthrown and new government vowed to keep Russia in the war.
Blue Heading:Russian Revolution
Red Heading:Entering The War
Section 1:The Road to War

Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Central Powers

Apr 2, 1917

Wilson's goal was to fight.
Blue Heading:Declaring War
Red Heading:Entering the War
Section 1:The Road to War

Russia and Germany sign peace treaty

Mar 3, 1918

"Treaty of Brest-Litovsk", transferred some 30% of Russia's territory to Germany.
Blue Heading:Russia Makes Peace
Red Heading:Setbacks and Advances
Section 3:Americans at War

German army unleashes series of attacks

Mar 21, 1918

Goal was to defeat Allies quickly and bring peace on German terms; the Germans called this "peace offensive".
Blue Heading:Germany Attacks
Red Heading:Setbacks and Advances
Section 3:Americans at War

Battle of Château-Thierry; advancing Germans broke through Allied lines in Belgium and France

Jul 18, 1918

Less than 50 miles from Paris; if Paris falls so does France
Blue Heading:Turning the Tide
Red Heading:Setbacks and Advances
Section 3:Americans at War

Battle of Argonne

Sep 26, 1918

German army was losing will to fight, weakened by infulenza and deprived of supplies by the Allied blockade that had tightened since America's entry into the war.
Blue Heading:Battle of the Argonne Forest
Red Heading:Setbacks and Advances
Section 3:Americans at War

Armistice took effect

Nov 11, 1918

Most destructive war history has yet seen finally ended, costing 10 million military lives.
Blue Heading:War’s Deadly Toll
Red Heading:The Armistice
Section 3:Americans at War

Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles

Nov 19, 1919

By the U.S. and European nations; Senate of U.S. never signs treaty, avoiding another war and causing U.S. to become a larger/stronger nation and not join the League of Nations
Blue Heading:Wilson’s Last Battle
Red Heading:Battle Over the League
Section 4: Shaping the Peace