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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
On June 28, 1914 The Archduke of Austria-Hingary Franz Ferdinand and his wife were murdered by 19-year-old Bosnian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip. This assination was the spark of WWII. -
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WWI
World War I began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and France were all drawn into the war, largely because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend certain other nations. Western and eastern fronts quickly opened along the borders of Germany and Austria-Hungary. -
Germany declares war on Russia
Russaa was wating for word from Germany from the mediator between the Cabinets of Vienna and St. Petersburg but without word from Germany, Russa started deploying troups and navy on Germany. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany declares war on France after France was acused of hostile acts like bombings on German territory. Germany deployes troops on France but Belgium denies transort of German troops through Belgium to France -
United Kingdom Declares War On Germany
Many decribe the UK declaring war on Germany the start of WWI, Britian tells Germany to remove there troops from Belgium or they will declar war. -
U.S anounces it will remain nutrial
U.S Decides to remain nutrail durring the war because the war is 3000 miles away and they have no resion to get involved. -
The Battle of Tannenberg begins
On August 26, 1914, the German 8th Army, under the leadership of Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, strikes with lethal force against the advancing Russian 2nd Army, led by General Aleksandr Samsonov, in East Prussia during the opening weeks of the First World War. -
The First Battle of the Marne Begins
The First Battle of the Marne was conducted between 6-12 September 1914, with the outcome bringing to an end the war of movement that had dominated the First World War since the beginning of August. Instead, with the German advance brought to a halt, stalemate and trench warfare ensued. -
Christmas Truce at the World War I Front
The Christmas Truce was a truce that stoped the war for christmas day so the trupes could cellabrate. -
Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain
Germany declares the waters surrounding British Isles to be a war zone in which ships can be sunk without warning. -
The Battle of Gallipoli begins
A campaign of World War I that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu in modern Turkey) in the Ottoman Empire. -
British Ocean Liner Sunk By German U-boat
The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. -
Battle of the Somme
Fought between July 1 and November 1, 1918 near the Somme River in France, it was also one of the bloodiest military battles in history. On the first day alone, the British suffered more than 57,000 casualties, and by the end of the campaign the Allies and Central Powers would lose more than 1.5 million men. -
The Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note) was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January, 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States entering World War I against Germany -
The United States declares war on Germany
After being uninvolved in the war the united states finialy decides to join in the war effort. -
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points
In this January 8, 1918, address to Congress, President Woodrow Wilson proposed a 14-point program for world peace. These points were later taken as the basis for peace negotiations at the end of the war. -
Red baron shot down
In the skies above Vauz sur Somme, France, April 21, 1918, the highest-scoring ace of World War I was shot down by enemy fire and died. Almost immediately, his legend was born. Manfred von Richthofen, forever known in history as "The Red Baron," was credited with 80 air-to-air victories in World War I. -
The Treaty of Versailles
peace settlement between Germany and the Allied Powers that officially ended WWI.