World War i Timeline

  • Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
    When the Black hand from Serbia, murdered him this caused war which would lead to WW1.
  • Battle of the Marne

    Battle of the Marne
    First battle of the war, taking place on the Western Front. Ending in a German victory.
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania
    The British passenger ship had Americans on it which caused a spark in the US to join the war against the central powers
  • Zimmerman Telegram

    Zimmerman Telegram
    A telegram sent to Mexico from Germany, asking Mexico to attack America
  • Brest-Litovsk Treaty

    Brest-Litovsk Treaty
    A treaty creating peace but Germany between Germany and Russia, but Germany gained much of Russia's population and
  • Signing of the Armistice

    Signing of the Armistice
    Treaty ending World War 1, but still some were fighting around the world.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    Finishing any conflict of WW1, and making Germany take care of the reparations.