WWI

Franz Ferdinand assassinated

Jun 28, 1914

Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated as an accumulation of tensions between nations that have been building up.

Germans support Austrians

Jul 5, 1914

German Kaiser William II allies with Austria against Serbia

Austria declared war on Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

due to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria declared war on Serbia.

The Scheifflin Plan

Aug 3, 1914

Germany declared war on France, invade Belgium. Plan fails, Trench warfare ensues

Britain declared war on Germany

Aug 4, 1914

Britain supports France & Russia

Russia defeated @ Tannenburg & Masurian Lakes

Aug 26, 1914

battled in east Prussia, Germany was victorious.

The Battle of Marne

Sep 6, 1914

France & Germany battle; French save Paris

Turkey enters war

Oct 29, 1914

Turkey supports Germany and enters the war

zeppelins raid Britain

Jan 19, 1915

First time using zeppelins, which were relatively new technology. Yarmouth and King's Lynn were bombed

Allied troops fail to capture Istanbul

Apr 25, 1915

Allied troops land in Gallipoli and fail to secure a route to Russia

Italy declared war on Germany & Austria

May 23, 1915

Germans capture Warsaw from Rusia

Aug 5, 1915

Battle of Loos

Sep 15, 1915

Allies evacuate Gallipoli

Dec 19, 1915

Allies lose Gallipoli

Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

10 month long battle between Germany & France

Battle of Jutland

May 31, 1916

largest naval battle of the war, fought by Germans vs British

America enters the war

Apr 6, 1917

Execution of the Russian royals

Jul 16, 1918

the Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

official peace settlement, blames Germany