-
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
He was killed by a terrorist group the black hand He was killed on a diplomatic visit to Sarajevo This sparked the start of the chain of events that would lead to WWI -
Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
Sparked by Serbian assassination of Franz Ferdinand This marks the beginning of WWI -
Germany Declares War on Russia
Happened because Russia was Allied with Serbia and Germany was Allied with Austria The war between these two nations lead to all other European nations taking sides -
Germany Declares War on France
Germany expected France to take Serbia's side so they declared war first Germany claimed that the french had been dropping bombs on them -
Germany Declares War on Belgium
Up to This point Belium announced that they would stay neutral Germany declared war after Belgium refused to let Germany pass through its borders -
Germany Sinks the Lusitania
The Lusitania was an American cruise liner Germany was suspicious that we were sending weapons to the Allied forces -
The Zimmerman Note is Discovered
This was a note from Germany to Mexico encouraging them to declare war on America Intercepted by America prompting us to declare war on Germany -
Germany Declares Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
This meant that Germany would send no warning when it was going to sink our ships Up until this point countries would give an indication as to when they would sink ships -
The Russian Monarchy is Overthrown
Russia had been a monarchy up until now, but the people were unhappy with the living conditions and wasting of Russian Lives Bolsheviks took over creating a communist state -
United States Declares War on Germany
United States has incentive based on the Zimmerman note and the sinking of the Lusitania The US had up until this point declared neutrality, but now they chose to support their allies in the allied forces
