WWI Storyboard Timeline

  • Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Archduke

    Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Archduke
    People: Black Hand, Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand, Gavrillo Princip.
    Places- Sarajevo, Bosnia. Is considered as what started WWI.
  • Austria-Hungary declares war

    People- Serbia and Austrian's.
    Places- Serbia and Austria
  • Germany invades Belgium

    People- Germany and Belgium
    Places- Germany and Belgium
    They were trying to execute the Schliefflen plan.
  • Battle of Tanneburg

    Battle of Tanneburg
    People- Germans and Russians.
    Where- In East Prussia.
    The goal of the Germans was to stop the Russians from invading them, but in an unlikely terms of events it resulted in Russia not being able to help France.
  • The Lusitania Sinking

    The Lusitania Sinking
    People- The British and Germans.
    Where- In the Atlantic Ocean.
    This turned public opinion against Germany during the war because of the sinking of this British Liner.
  • Battle of Verdun

    People- France and Germany.
    Where- France.
    Was the longest battle in the history of the world.
  • America comes into the war

    People- The central powers.
    Where- Where the war was at.
    This helped the allied side significantly push them to a victory.
  • Battle of St. Mihiel

    Battle of St. Mihiel
    People- Germany, France, and the USA.
    Where- St. Mihiel, France.
  • World War I ends

    World War I ends
    People- All countries in the war make peace.
    Where- Everywhere.
  • Peace conference supports the ideology of the league of nations

    People: People who went to the Peace Conference such as Germany, Bulgaria, and Austria Hungary.