WW1 Timeline by Mia Bouillon https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf en-us 2021-02-10 22:03:55 UTC 2026-02-04 20:21:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is Assassinated. This is the starting point of the First World War. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189982001 June 28, 1914.]]> 2021-02-10 22:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189982001 Germany sinks a ship named the "Lusitania" which is heading to Britain, kills 128 Americans. This is one of the causes that makes the United States join the war. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189989489 May 7, 1915]]> 2021-02-10 22:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189989489 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because the teenager who killed the Archduke is from there. This officially starts the war. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189989786 July 28, 1914]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189989786 As an ally of Austria-Hungary, Wilhelm II of Germany declares war on Belgium while on their way to fight France. This causes England to declare war on Germany. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189989882 August 4, 1914]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189989882 Britain blocks things from coming into and out of Germany. Germany retaliates by destroying every boat that goes to British shores. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189989947 February 18, 1915 ]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189989947 The First Battle of Marne takes place in France as Germany is trying to invade France. The battle results in Germany losing and not being able to win over the Western Front. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990007 September 6-10, 1914]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990007 The United States' Senate and House of Representatives vote to join the war. President Wilson says that by joining the war the US is making the world "Safe for Democracy." mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990135 April 4-6, 1915]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990135 The Battle of Verdun takes place in France with Germany taking over Fort Douaumont while the French made sure that the Germans couldn't take anymore land. Over the course of 10 months the French retake their fort that they lost back in February. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990202 February 21,1916 - 
December 18,1916]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990202 On Christmas, German and British soldiers came out of their trenches and exchanged cigars and alcohol. They sang Christmas carols and played soccer. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990279 December 25, 1914]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990279 The Battle of Somme happens at the Somme River in France and was a fight between Germany against Britain and France. Roughly 1 million men died and France and Britain won. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990337 July 1, 1916 - November 18, 1916]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990337 The Soviet Union is made after Lenin and the Bolsheviks take over Russia. They then sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990516 March 3, 1918]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990516 Czar Nicholas II abdicates his throne and Russia leaves the war. However, the Russian Duma continues to fight. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990584 March 17, 1917]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990584 The United States makes their own peace treaty with Germany after not signing the Treaty of Versailles or the League Covenant. They called it the US-German Peace Treaty. The US also made a similar treaty with both Hungary and Austria. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990640 August 21, 1921]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990640 The Second Battle of the Marne is considered the pivotal battle of the war and was between Germany against France and the US. The battle inevitably ended in the Germans retreating. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990708 July 15, 1918 - August 5, 1918]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990708 The Treaty of Versailles is made amongst Europe. It states that the Ottoman, German, Austrian, and Russian empire must be broken up and they must make reparations for the war. This marks the end of the war. mbou4356 https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990794 June 18, 1919]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mbou4356/agd2e30ddn5rhrxf/wish/1189990794