WWI

WWI

Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Dec 31, 1920

Forming Alliances

Feb 20, 1914

Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy
Triple Entente-
Great Britain, France, Russia
Alliances getting together to prepare for war

Assassination- Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Jul 1, 1914

Unification of Slavic people

Want their own country and A.H. didn’t want that to happen.
Ruler of A.H. blames Serbia
Black hand kills Ferdinand in Sarajevo
Black hands were wanting union with A.H.

Start of WWI

Jul 28, 1914

Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia

Change of Alliances

Aug 20, 1914

Allied powers
Great Britain, France, Russia
Japan joins the Allies in late August
Allied Powers change during the war
Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary​,
Italy flakes out
Ottoman Empire joins war in October 1914

Battle of Tannenberg

Aug 23, 1914

Germans won, to prove that they could defeat larger countries and they were ready for war.

Battle of Marne

Sep 5, 1914

Made it clear that it wasn’t gonna be a quick war for any side to win the war

Sussex Pledge

May 1, 1915

Germany said that we will give back to you for the lose, and we will warn any ships that are in their water before they attack them

Battle of Somme

Jul 1, 1916

Bloodiest battle in history

Election

Nov 1, 1916

Wilson is electing for his 2nd term in office.
People didn’t know to trust Wilson or not.

Zimmerman Telegram

Mar 1, 1917

Secret telegram from Germany to Mexico
Intercepted by the British
Newspapers published the secret telegram on March 1st 1917

US declares war

Apr 6, 1917

April 2 1917, President Wilson asks congress for a declaration of war against Germany