Clon de Clon de Timeline of the Gold Rush by ANDRES ROMAN GARCIA GUTIERREZ

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning the conflict.

cmandresgg — 2024-04-20 02:40:02 UTC

July 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War. That night, Austrian artillery divisions initiated a brief, ineffectual bombardment of Belgrade across the Danube River.

The sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania by a German submarine

cmandresgg — 2024-04-20 02:49:42 UTC

On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished, including 123 Americans

Start of the Battle of Verdun

cmandresgg — 2024-04-20 02:52:17 UTC

the Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I and one of the most costly in human history. It was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 between the German and French armies on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in northeastern France

Start of the Battle of the Somme

cmandresgg — 2024-04-20 02:53:54 UTC

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 French Third Republic 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 United States declares war on Germany

cmandresgg — 2024-04-20 02:56:36 UTC

The United States declared war on Germany on 6 April 1917, during World War I. The U.S. was an independent power and did not officially join the Allies. It closely cooperated with them militarily but acted alone in diplomacy

Germany begins its final offensive

cmandresgg — 2024-04-20 02:59:10 UTC

In the spring of 1918, Germany launched what is known as the Spring Offensive, also known as the Ludendorff Offensive. It was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during the First World War, beginning on 21 March 1918, which marked the deepest advances by either side since 1914

Germany signs the Armistice at Compiegne

cmandresgg — 2024-04-20 03:00:46 UTC

The armistice treaty between the Allies and Germany was signed in a railway carriage in Compiègne Forest on 11 November 1918, and marked the end of the First World War on the Western Front

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

cmandresgg — 2024-04-20 03:02:32 UTC

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty between the nations of Japan, the United States, France, Austria-Hungary, Germany and Britain after World War I. The treaty was made in June 28 of 1919, but it did not take effect until 10 January 1920.