World War 1 Timeline by Paula Diaz Zambrano

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

zambranop0787 — 2024-02-29 18:14:37 UTC

On June 28th, the archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were in Sarajevo to inspect the imperial armed forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina. When a 19 years old (Gavrilo Princip) fired into the car shooting Franz Ferdinand and Sophie at point-blank range.

Austria-Hungary Declares War On Serbia

zambranop0787 — 2024-02-29 18:27:05 UTC

A month after the Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary decided to declare war on Serbia, making the respective Allies declaring war into each other.

The Schlieffen Plan

zambranop0787 — 2024-02-29 18:30:50 UTC

It was the German's plan, which established that in case of the outbreak of war, they would attack France first and then attack Russia.

First Battle of the Marne

zambranop0787 — 2024-02-29 18:42:58 UTC

It was an offensive during ww1 by the French army and the British Expeditionary Force against the advancing Germans who had invaded Belgium and the northeastern France.

Sinking of the Lusitania

zambranop0787 — 2024-02-29 18:44:00 UTC

The German submarine (U-Boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise, killing 1,200 people (128 Americans).

Battle of Somme

zambranop0787 — 2024-03-01 15:34:40 UTC

Began as an allied offensive against German forces along Western Front of ww1, near the Somme river in France. Ended nearly five months later, more than 3 million soldiers on both sides had fought in the battle, and more than 1 million had been killed or wounded.

Zimmerman Telegram

zambranop0787 — 2024-03-01 15:40:04 UTC

It was the encrypted message from Germany to Mexico, which proposed an alliance with Mexico against the U.S for territory.

America Declares War

zambranop0787 — 2024-03-01 15:41:49 UTC

The Zimmerman Telegram and the sank of the Lusitania were the events that forced America to get into the war, allying with the Allies against Germany.

Wilson Announces 14 Points

zambranop0787 — 2024-03-01 15:50:17 UTC

President Wilson had a plan for lasting peace which had 3 goals and 14 points.

3 Goals:

Improved International Relations.
Restoration of Territories.
Restriction on Military Strength.

Points 1-5: Addressed issues aimed at preventing another world war.

Points 6-13: Addressed boundary changes.

Point 14: International organization to prevent wars (League of Nations).

Treaty of Versailles

zambranop0787 — 2024-03-01 15:53:07 UTC

It ended ww1, but the peace conference didn't include defeated nations. Banned Germany from having army, and forced them to pay $33 billion to Allies in reparations.