WWI Outbreak Events Hough

By Bhough24

  • Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassinated

    Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassinated
    1. Francis and his wife were both shot by a Serbian nationalist.
    2. This day that they were both killed, was also their wedding aniversary.

  • Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
    1. After this declaration, this was officially considered the first world war.

  • Germany declares war on Russia

    Germany declares war on Russia
    1. These two countries delcared war on each other four days after they found out that Germany also declared war on France.
    2. This same day France ordered a general mobilization.

  • Germany declares war on France

    Germany declares war on France
    1. Two days before this, Germany declared war on Russia.
    2. Germans were crossing Schlieffen Plan policies during their war with Russia, because they were on their way to invade France as well.

  • Germany U boats sink the lusitania

    Germany U boats sink the lusitania
    1. The captain of the Lusitania was ignoring the Germans and not being very cautious.
    2. The Germans then hit the side of the ship with an exploding torpedo that sunk the ship in less than 20 minutes

  • Germany announces sumbarine warfare

    Germany announces sumbarine warfare
    1. This was created in WWI stating that any ship that enters a war zone (weather it was a neutral country or not) would be attacked by the Germans Navy.
    2. Wilson tried to get the Germans to leave the unarmed merchant ships out of this, but he would not.

  • The Zimmermann Note is Discovered

    The Zimmermann Note is Discovered
    1. This was a note from a German Secretary to the German ambassador proposing an aliance with Mexico.
    2. As soon as Wilson found out about this, he wanted to arm U.S. ships against possible German attacks.

  • Russian Monarchy is Overthrown

    Russian Monarchy is Overthrown
    1. Russians didn't think that Czar Nicholas II had the ablilty to rule anymore.
    2. On March 11, troops were called to try and control the uprising and shots were fired.

  • Germany invades Belgium

    Germany invades Belgium
    1. Hitler was the one who sent these troops in to attack Belgium and Holland.
    2. German army dropped 16,000 parachute troops on these countries.

  • USA declares war on Germany

    USA declares war on Germany
    1. Germany joined the side of Japan after they bombed our Pearl Harbor.
    2. Hitler wanted to declare war on the USA first and then have Japan help Germany fight against Russia.