World War I

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Franze Firdinand and his wife were killed by members of the Black Hand while visiting bosnia.

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after invading from the north.

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Jul 28, 1914

German U-boats sank merchant and passenger ships without warning knowing that the U.S would eventually enter the war

Germany invades Belgium

Aug 3, 1914

Germany invaded Belgium to get to France even though Belgium was Nuetral in the war,

Battle of Tannenburg

Aug 23, 1914

Russians vs, Germany resulting in Russian loss. Russians had first and second army, nearly lost the second army.

First battle of Marne

Sep 5, 1914

Allied victory against Germany. Ended the German offencive into France. Started a four year trench war.

Battle of Sarikamish

Dec 22, 1914

Russian victory against the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman troops were not prepard for the cold weather.

Sinking of the Lusitania

May 7, 1915

RMS Lisitania an ocean liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat. 1198 of 1959 passengers died.

Germany ends unrestricted U-boat warfare

Sep 1, 1915

Germany stops thier U-boat attacks in the Atlantic.

Battle of Verdun

Feb 21, 1916

French victory against the Germans. Longest and worst battle of WWI. Quarter of a million deaths. Half a million wounded. Fourty million artillery shells exchanged.

Battle of the Jutland

May 31, 1916

First and only full scale battle of ships. German and British Naval forces fought resulting in German victory

HMS Hampshire is sunk

Jun 5, 1916

Part of the Royal Navy. Sank by a mine by the U-75. Only 12 men survived.

Battle of the Somme

Jul 1, 1916

Britain and France vs Germans. True victory for either side is hard to determine.

Russian Revolution

Jan 1, 1917

Led to the creation of the Soviet Union.

US declares War

Apr 6, 1917

U.S. was nuetral but eventually was angered by the Germans and congress declares war.

USSR leaves the war

Dec 23, 1917

Russia signs an armistance with Germany, ending the war with Germany

German Spring offensive of 1918

Mar 21, 1918

A series of German attacks along the Western Front during World War I, which marked the deepest advances by either side since 1914.

World War 1 Ends

Nov 11, 1918

The war ends in Allied Victory.