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Assassination at Sarajevo
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. This lead to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. -
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WWI Timeline
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World War 1 Began
Austria gave Serbia an impossible ultimatium, but Serbia tried to argue for a better offer, but was rejected by Austria. Russia joined in the fighting on Serbia's side. -
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Schlieffen Plan
The Schlieffen Plan was developed by Germany's General Alfred Graf von Schlieffen. They went through Belgium to get to France and Russia. -
The First Battle of the Marne
The battle only lasted for five days before the Russians retreated, but it boosted the confidence of the Allies. -
WWI Ends
World War I came to an end. After four years of slaughter and destruction, the time had come to forge a peace settlement. -
Christmas Truce
Both sides stopped fighting, declared a truce, and spent Christmas day playing football and having fun. But the next day, the war carried on like nothing had ever happened. -
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Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallipoli campaign was an effort to take over the Dardanelles. It was an effort to end the stalemate but turned into another bloody stalemate. -
Germans Attack France
The Germans attacked France outside of verdun, but both sides suffered massive loses. Neither side gained or lost an advantage because the battle was so large. -
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Battle of Somme
The British army tried helping the French by attacking the Germans Northwest of Verdun. On the very first day more than 20,000 British soldiers were killed. By the end, each side had suffered more than half a million casualties. -
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
The Germans would use their submarine to sink any ship in the waters around Britain. It was part of the reason the Americans joined the war because it killed Americans on a ship. -
U.S. Enters the War
President Wilson asked Congress to declare war. The United States entered the war on the side of the Allies. -
Allies Fight Against Germany
At the second battle of Marne, the Germans fought against the Americans and with the new American soldiers, the Allies easily broke through the Central Powers defenses. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles between Germany and the Allied powers was signed on June 28, 1919. It gave the terms that Germany had to abide by because they had lost the war.