Lusitania

WWI

By jcoope29
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    WWI

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated

    While visiting Sarajevo, Archduke Franz Ferdinand (The heir to the Austra- Hungary Empire) sparking the beginning of WWI

  • Germany Declares War

    On Aug. 1st Germany declares war on Russia.
    On Aug. 3rd Germany declares war on France.

  • Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia which sparks a chain reaction of events that leads to continent wide war.

  • Russia mobilizes army

    In defense of her ally, Russia mobilizes her army

  • Britain Enters the Fray

    Germany invades neutral Belgium causing Great Britain to declare war on Germany.

  • Trench Warfare Begins

    First trenches are dug on the western front

  • Christmas Truce

  • Sinking of Lusitania

    Sinking of Lusitania

    Unrestricted submarine warfare by the German navy leads to the sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania. 1,198 Civilians are killed.
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun

    Feb. 21- December 18, the Battle of Verdun takes place. It is the longest battle of the war. Over one million casulties was the result of this battle.
  • U.S. Enters the War

    U.S. Enters the War

    First U.S. troops set foot in France

  • Russia Pulls Out

    Communist take over the Russian governmnet and sign an armastice with Germany.

  • Allied push Germans in Retreat

    In the Somme, Allied forces repel German offensive

  • German Kaiser Abdicates

    End of Fighting

  • Official End of the War

    On the elventh minute of the eleventh hour of the elventh day of November, an armistice was signed by the Germans
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    Peace Treaty at Versailles is signed.... setting harsh punishments against Germany and making them take the full blame for the beginning of WWI.