WWI

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand, prince to the Austria-Hungary throne, is assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian named Gavrilo Princip.
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    WWI

  • World War I begins

    World War I begins
  • Germany declares war on Russia.

    Germany declares war on Russia.
    Germany declares war on Russia.
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    Battle of Gallipoli

  • Lusitania sinks

    Lusitania sinks
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    Battle of Verdun

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    Battle of Somme

  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution
  • Zimmermann Note

    Zimmermann Note
  • U.S. enters WWI

  • Russia withdraws from war

    Russia withdraws from war
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    Battle of Chateau-Thierry

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    Battle of Argonne

  • Armistice

    Armistice
    An agreement was signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea, and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany.
  • Treaty of Versailles signed

    Treaty of Versailles signed
  • First meeting of the League of Nations

    First meeting of the League of Nations