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(EU) Archduke Franz Ferdinand shot in Sarajevo
On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for World War 1, which would grow because of entangling alliances. -
Germany Declares War with France
Germany has declared war with France. Germany invades Belgium so Britain decides to send an ultimatum to try to make them withdraw but they do not withdraw. -
Britain declares War with Germany
Britain declares war on Germany. This also involves within the British Empire including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. -
Sinking of the Lusitania (1915)
On the fifth of May, 1915, a German U-boat torpedos the British linear Lusitania. It took about 18 minutes to sink it and it killed 1,201 people. -
Battle of Verdun
On this day, the German 5th Army attacks the French 2nd army north of the historic city of Verdun. The attack was led by Chief of the General Staff, Erich Falkenhayn, wanting the French to perish by attack the city. -
Battle of Jutland
The German and British clash with each other on sea so the germans try to lure the British but the British do the same thing. Once they have been lured in enough the British ships shoot at the German ships. Both side claim to have won the battle oversea -
Battle of somme
On June 24, 1916, the allies begin an artillery bombardment on German defense. This was to destroy barbed wire and their trench system to make an opening. -
Election of Woodrow Wilson (1916)
Woodrow Wilson gets re-elected and who had a campaigned with a slogan said, "He kept us out of war." -
The day the British intercepted a telegram by Alfred Zimmermann
On January 19, 1917, the British intercepted a telegram that was being sent from Alfred Zimmermann to Mexico. The British cracked the code and it talked about the two countries becoming an alliance to go against the United States so Mexico could regain land. The British eventually sent the Zimmermann note to the United States causing an outcry once the U.S. made it public. -
Russian Revolution
A mass protest happens by Russian civilians St. Petersburg that erupts into a revolution against Nicholas II and the war. -
The United States Declares War/ Congress Votes to Declare War
President Woodrow Wilson gives a speech to say that "the world must be made safe for democracy." Then tells the Congress for a declaration against Germany. -
The Espionage Act
After two months being in war we passed the Espionage Act against Germany. The Espionage act made it that if you were to interfere with the U.S. and giving information to the other enemies then you would go to prison for 10 years. -
Attack at Caporetto
In Northern Italy, the Italian army, German and Australia divisions use a rout to cross over to the Isonzo River into Italy at Caporetto. The Italians surrender as the Austro-Germans advance which they halt at Piave River north of Venice. -
Spanish Influenza
On January, in 1918, a pandemic started which was known as the Spanish flu. It was caused by H1N1virus with genes of avian origin. It affected 500 million people around the world even on islands but it's estimated that 50 million died from this virus. -
Armistice
On November 11, 1918, it was signed at Le Francport which was meant to agree on stop fighting on land, sea and air. Everybody agreed on this document.
