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Bloody Sunday
There was a march in St. Petersburg. Marchers protested for reform during this event. Soldiers opened fired at the marchers, even though it was a peaceful protest. -
Woodrow Wilson elected president of United States.
Woodrow Wilson, president during the U.S.'s involvement during "The Great War", was elected for his first term in office. -
Archduke Francis Ferdinand Assinated
Archduke Ferdinand, Heir to the Austria-Hungary throne, was assinated by Serbian Nationalist. The Serbian nationalist was a part of the blackhand group. This Serbians wanted to expand the size of their country. -
Austria-Hungary Declares war on Serbia
Austria-Hungary, angry over the assination of Francis Ferdinand, declares war on Serbia. -
Germany declares war on Russia
Russia refused to stop its army's mobilization. So Germany, which back Austria-Hungary, declared war on Russia. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany planned to invade France by going through Belgium -
Germany Declares War on Belgium
Germany must go through Belgium to get to France, so they declare war on Belgium -
England Declares War on Germany
To protect France, England declares war on Germany. England and France were a part of allied powers, so they reluctantly entered the war. -
Austria Declares War on Russia and Great Britain
Austria-Hungary was allied with Germany and Great Britain was back by Serbia. So conflicts between either nation, pulled the others into war as well. -
Bryan Calls For Nations to Respect Neutral Nations' Rights
William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State, called for the nationsa at war to respect the rights of neutral nations (such as the US) to continue commerce with them by shipping goods across the Atlantic. This was accepted by the Central Powers, but refused by the British because they would lose some of their sea power. British later declared the North Sae as a war zone. -
Japan declares war on Germany
Japan wanted to seize German colonies in the Pacific -
Battle of Tannenberg
First major Eastern Battle. Russia was badly defeated and pushed back. Russia lost millions of men against Germany. -
Sinking of Lusitania
A German submarine sank a ship, then later realized it was the Lusiatania, which belonged to the United States. Germany had published warnings against US ships travelling in the war zone, showing that they were not intending to sink ships that belonged to America. Americans were outraged. This event contributed to the United States entering the war. -
Secretary of State Demands Natural Rights Be Recognized
William Jennings Bryan, Sectretary of State signed a note that demanded for Germans to put an end to their unrestricted submarine warfare and pay reparations for sinking the Lusitania. A second note was later written with stronger terms. -
Battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun happeneed in northeast France and lasted from february to December 1916. New methods and technology, such as machine guns and trench warfare were used in this battle This battle killed some 162,000 French soldiers and about 143,000 German soldiers. -
Battle of Somme
English and French VS Germany. Six months of fighting. Five miles of advancement for allies. One million men killed. -
Woodrow Wilson re-elected president
Woodrow Wilson was re-elected president with the slogan of "He kept us out of the war." He eventually joined the war because he wanted America to be part of the "New World Order" -
Zimmerman Note
This note was the US' last straw to the road to. The Zimmerman telegram reveals that Germany is attempting to incite Mexico to enter the war against the UNited States -
Nicholas II Abdicates Throne
NIcholas II was the last Czar of the Russian Empire. He gave up his throne becuase people were fed up with him and wanted communism. -
Rise of Lenin
Lenin and Trotsky headed the Bolsheviks. they followed the ideas of Karl Marx. -
President Wilson Writes Letter to Congress
President Wilson wrote a letter to Congress to recognize that the United States and Germany were ate war. In his war note, He expressed that this was this war was a struggle between Democracy vs. Tyranny. -
America Enters War
Senate declares war. -
US Enters War
House of Representatives declares war -
Committee on Public Information
Estabished by WIlson a few days after the declaration of war. It was composed of secretaries of state, war, and navy. Promoted use of propaganda. -
Creation of Soviet Union
Lenin and Bolsheviks take command Russia and create the Soviet Union. This was a part of the Russian Revolution wanting to overthrow the Czar government. -
Bolshevik Revolution
Bolsheviks, a socialist party led by Vladimir Lenin, engaged in an uprising to overthrow the government. This revolt brought an end to Czar rule. Lenin took over after the revolution, tunring the country to Communism. -
Wilson's 14 Points
The United States disagreed with many european countries on how the world was to be after the war. Due to this, Wilson created his own ideas, seperate from Europe's, which encompassed 14 ideas as to set up the post-war world. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Soviets and Germans sign treaty, ending war in the East -
Germany Acts to End War
Germany began attacking in France and Belguim in order to end the war before America arrived to fight. -
German Cease Fire
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of te 11th month in 1918, Germany agrees to a cease fire. 8.5 million soldiers dead, 21 million soldiers wounded, and a cost of 338 million dollars. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty after the war, which placed all the blame and reparations on Germany. It was divided into four parts; the first creating the League of Nations, the second taking territory from Germany, the third restricting the military capabilities of Germany, and the fourth forcing Germany to pay reparations for the war. This treaty became the setup for World War II, as Germany was very unhappy with the results of the treaty.
