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WWI Timeline
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand was killed by Gavrilo Princep. This is what caused the first World War. -
Austria- Hungry vs Serbia
Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia. Several other wars followed the next week -
Germany vs Belgium
Germany ivaded Belgium which sparked the beginning of WWI -
Lusitania Sinks
A German submarine sinks the Lusitania. The ship carried 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans. This is what made the Americans get involved. -
TANKS!!
The British were the first ever to use a tank in battle, at Delville Wood. -
Zimmerman Tellegram
The British gave President Wilson the Zimmermann Telegram, a message from German stating that if Mexico sided with Germany in the war they would recieve Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. -
USA! USA! USA!
The US declares war against Germany. The United States enters World War I on the side of France and Britain. -
Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act required all men ages 18 to 45 were required to register for military service. -
Russia's Out
Russia signed an armistice with Germany, ending the fighting on the Eastern Front -
Armistice Day
Germany signed an armistice ending World War I.