WWI Timeline

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  • The assassination of the Archduke

    The assassination of the Archduke
    The Archduke and his wife was killed.

  • The Battle of Tannenberg begins

    The Battle of Tannenberg begins
    It was an engagement between Russia and Germany in the first month of World War I.

  • The United Kingdom announces that the North Sea is a military area

    The United Kingdom announces that the North Sea is a military area
    The North sea is a military area now.

  • Germany declares a war zone around Great Britain,

    Germany declares a war zone around Great Britain,
    Around Great Britain it is a war zone.

  • The Battle of Gallipoli begins.

    The Battle of Gallipoli begins.
    It was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I.

  • The Battle of Verdun begins.

    The Battle of Verdun begins.
    The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I and was one of the bloodiest.

  • The Battle of the Somme begins.

    The Battle of the Somme begins.
    It was one of the largest of World War I,

  • Germany sends the secret Zimmerman Telegram

    Germany sends the secret Zimmerman Telegram
    Goes to Mexico in an effort to entice Mexico to join the war.

  • U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace.

    U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace.
    The U.S president issues his Fourteen Points to peace.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    The treaty ends WW1.