WWI

By justinbrooks

  • Start of WAR

    •June 28 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary's throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip while the couple were visiting Sarajevo.

  • WWI cont.

    •February 19 - The Dardanelles Campaign begins

  • New Tactics

    •July 1 - The Battle of the Somme begins. During the Battle of the Somme, tanks are first introduced into battle.

  • Russians

    •December 17 - The armistice agreed upon between the new Russian government and the Central Powers goes into effect

  • Woodrow Wilson

    •January 8 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace

  • End of War

    •June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI