World War I Event/Christy Buck

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  • Archduke Francis Ferdinand Assassinated

    Archduke Francis Ferdinand Assassinated
    1. This sparked the outbreak of WWI, and he was shot to death.
    2. He was the man most responsible for unifying Germany.

  • Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
    1. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, beginning the first World War.
    2. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed by a Serbian Nationalist.

  • Germany Declares War on Russia

    Germany Declares War on Russia
    1. Germany government tried every effort to settle a crisis about a peace settlement.
    2. Resulted in deaths of 20 million soldiers.

  • Germany Declares War on France

    Germany Declares War on France
    1. Two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France.
    2. France made its own declaration of war against Germany, and readying their troops and this forfeited to Germany in the settlement that ended the franco-prussian war.

  • Germany Invades Belgium

    Germany Invades Belgium
    1. German governement wrote to Belgian government demanding the right to free passages across Belgium for their troops.
    2. Germany refused this order.

  • German U-Boats Sink the Lusitania

    German U-Boats Sink the Lusitania
    1. After earlier attacks on merchants ships, the British admiralty warned Lusitania to avoid the areas of attack.
    2. they didn't listen and at 2:12 pm the 32,000 ton ship was exploded.

  • The Zimmerman Note is Discovered

    The Zimmerman Note is Discovered
    1. The note was a diplomatic proposal from the empire or germany that offered a military alliance with Mexico.
    2. The note was decoded by British intelligence.

  • Germany Announces Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

    Germany Announces Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
    1. This was introduced in WW1 when Germany demanded the area around British Isles as a war zone.
    2. The policy was that all merchant ships including those from neutral countries would be attacked by the German Navy

  • The Russian Monarchy is Overthrown

    The Russian Monarchy is Overthrown
    1. Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place and was led by Vladimir Llyich Lenin
    2.The Russian monarchy was overthrown, and had a weak and unpopular government.

  • The United States Declares War on Germany

    The United States Declares War on Germany
    1. US Congress declared war on Germany, hours after Germany declared war on us.
    2. This followed the attack of Japenese attack on Pearl Harbor