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Asassination
Asassination of Duke Franz Ferdinand by a serbian nationalist -
Declaration of war on Serbia
One month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War -
Germany declares .... war
Germany declares war on Russia. France and Belgium begin full mobilization -
Germany declares war on France
Germany declares war on France, and invades neutral Belgium. Britain then sends an ultimatum, rejected by the Germans, to withdraw from Belgium -
The landing of British troops
The first British troops land in France. -
Great Britian/France declares war now
Great Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary. Serbia is invaded by Austria-Hungary. -
Sir John struggles against German
in their first confrontation on European soil since the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, four divisions of the British Expeditionary Force, commanded by Sir John French, struggle with the German 1st Army over the 60-foot-wide Mons Canal in Belgium, near the French frontier -
battle at Coronel
German-British naval battle at Coronel, Chile -
sinking zone
Germany declares the waters surrounding British Isles to be a war zone in which ships can be sunk without warning. -
massive genocide
the Armenian genocide began. That day, the Turkish government arrested and executed several hundred Armenian intellectuals. After that, ordinary Armenians were turned out of their homes and sent on death marches through the Mesopotamian desert without food or water. -
Treaty of London
secret treaty between neutral Italy and the Allied forces of France, Britain, and Russia to bring Italy into World War I.
Italy was promised Trieste, southern Tyrol, northern Dalmatia, and other territories in return for a pledge to enter the war within a month. -
down goes Lusitania
the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank into the Celtic Sea. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans. -
Battle of Somme
The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in northern France, was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army. On 1 July 1916, the British forces suffered 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 fatalities. They gained just three square miles of territory. -
down goes the boat
HMHS sinks after hitting a German Mine -
Battle of Rafa
World War I: the Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine. -
Zimmerman Telegram
German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann publicly admits the "Zimmermann Telegram" is genuine. Generates support for the US declaration of war on Germany in April. -
US declares war against Germany
the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe. Fighting since the summer of 1914, Britain, France, and Russia welcomed news that American troops and supplies would be directed toward the Allied war effort. -
US lands in France
The first American troops land in France -
China declares war
China declares war on Germany & Austria -
Gunpowder Plot
The "Gunpowder Plot" attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure to blow up all the members of Parliament and King James I. -
Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson. -
Flu worse than war
World War I claimed an estimated 16 million lives. The influenza epidemic that swept the world in 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people. One fifth of the world's population was attacked by this deadly virus. -
political instability
When the war broke out in Europe, Spain was therefore ready to take advantage of every opportunity to advance some of its unfulfilled claims: Tangier, Portugal and Gibraltar. All this occurred in the middle of deepening political instability. Between August 1914 and November 1918, the king appointed seven consecutive cabinets all of which were unable to pass even the annual budget through parliament. -
Paris Peace Conference
a few months after the end of World War I, leaders from the Allied nations began a series of discussions that became known as the Paris Peace Conference to settle issues raised by the war and its aftermath. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919 in Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which directly led to World War I
