WWI

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, prince to the Austria-Hungary throne, is assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian named Gavrilo Princip.

WWI

Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

World War I begins

Jul 28, 1914

Germany declares war on Russia.

Aug 1, 1914

Germany declares war on Russia.

Battle of Gallipoli

Period: 1915 to 1916

Lusitania sinks

May 7, 1915

https://youtu.be/A7AuCXfNRdg

Battle of Verdun

Period: Feb 21, 1916 to Dec 18, 1916

Battle of Somme

Period: Jul 1, 1916 to Nov 1, 1916

Russian Revolution

1917

Zimmermann Note

1917

U.S. enters WWI

Apr 6, 1917

Russia withdraws from war

Mar 3, 1918

Battle of Chateau-Thierry

Period: May 31, 1918 to Jul 22, 1918

https://youtu.be/1T2IPsAckFc

Battle of Argonne

Period: Sep 26, 1918 to Nov 11, 1918

https://youtu.be/NfgfJB8POzM

Armistice

Nov 11, 1918

An agreement was signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea, and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany.

Treaty of Versailles signed

Jul 28, 1919

First meeting of the League of Nations

Jan 16, 1920