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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo. -
Austria-Hungary Declares War
One month after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning the first World War. -
Germany Declares War on France
Germany has declared war on France and they also have invaded Belgium. They reject Britain's ultimatum to withdraw from Belgium. -
Germany Declares War Again
Germany declares war on Russia. France and Belgium braces to get ready for the upcoming war. -
The British Soldiers Have Arrived in France
France has launched an unsuccessful attempt to obtain the province of Alsace from Germany. -
War Has Been Declared Again!
France and Great Britain have declared war on Austria-Hungary. Meanwhile Austria-Hungary has invaded Serbia -
The Battle of Mons
The last of four "Battles of Frontiers" that took place on the Western Front between Britain and Germany. Also Japan has declared war on Germany. -
The Ottoman Empire Has Entered The War
Russia has declared war on the Empire for bombarding its Black Sea ports. Also the Battle of Messines and the Battle of Armentieres started. -
Germany Declares War Zone Around British Isles
On February 4, 1915, Germany declared the waters about the British Isles a "war zone" in which submarines would. Hamm, William A. The American People. -
The Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide, also known as the Armenian Holocaust, was the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians, mostly citizens within the Ottoman Empire. -
Allies Sign the Treaty of London
London Pact, or more correctly, the Treaty of London, 1915, was a secret pact between the Triple Entente and the Kingdom of Italy. The treaty was signed in London on 26 April 1915 by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the French Third Republic, the Russian Empire, and the Kingdom of Italy. -
The Lusitania Sinks
On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank into the Celtic Sea. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans. -
Battle of Somme
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire. It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916 on both sides of the upper reaches of the River Somme in France -
The HMHS Britannic Has Sank.
HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people. -
Peace Without Victory
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson made his famous "peace without victory" speech before a joint session with U.S. Congress, maintaining what while the United States would remain neutral during World War One, it could play a role as a major peace broker in the near future. -
The February Revolution
1st major strike of the Russian "February Revolution" starts at the giant Putilov factory in Petrograd. German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann publicly admits the "Zimmermann Telegram" is genuine. Generates support for the US declaration of war on Germany in April. -
The U.S. Has Entered
U.S. Enters World War I. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe. Fighting since the summer of 1914, Britain, France, and Russia welcomed news that American troops and supplies would be directed toward the Allied war effort -
The American Troops Have Landed
The first American troops land in France. -
China Has Declared War on Germany and Austria
China declares war on Germany & Austria -
US Troops in Action on The Western Front
Gen Pershing & US troops see action on Western Front for 1st time. -
Will The War Come To An End?
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson.
