Timeline by GeoxBot

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

geoguzman63 — 2025-04-11 20:25:44 UTC

On June 28, 1914 Franz Ferdinand and His Wife were killed while in a car. There were 3 assassins out to get them one threw a grenade at their car but it bounced off. Eventually they came to a stop and a man named Gavrilo Princip shot both Franz and his wife with her dying on the way and Franz following soon after.

Trench Warfare

geoguzman63 — 2025-04-11 20:53:30 UTC

Trench warfare used in WW1(1914–18) is when a soldier is overwhelmed by the enemy firepower resulting in them going deeper into the ground which can limit their movement but also provides them with more protection.

Battle of Marne

geoguzman63 — 2025-04-11 21:07:33 UTC

The first battle of Marne was from September 6, 1914 to September 12, 1914. This battle was fought by the British BEF and the French army they fought back against Germany and prevented them from claiming the western front.

Sinking of Lusitania

geoguzman63 — 2025-04-23 19:50:14 UTC

Sinking of Lusitania June 7 1906 - May 7 1915

The Lusitania was a British boat built for mass passenger transportation it held an astonishing amount of people on May 7th 1915 a German U-boat SM U-20 launched a torpedo at it damaging the boat and eventually sinking leading to the death of over 1000 passengers of the boat.

Battle of Somme

geoguzman63 — 2025-04-23 20:04:29 UTC

The Battle of Somme took place from July 1st, 1916 - November 18th, 1916 in the Somme river of France. This battle was fought between British and French armies against the German army this battle was a very disastrous battle cause 19,420 deaths of British soldiers on the first day and labeled as one of the most casualty battles in British history.

Battle of Verdun

geoguzman63 — 2025-04-23 20:13:46 UTC

The Battle of Verdun took place from February 21st, 1916 to December 18th, 1916

This battle was between the German Army against French defenses near the town of Verdun. This battle was marked on of the longest battles of World War 1 lasting 302 days.

Zimmerman Telegram

geoguzman63 — 2025-04-23 20:22:55 UTC

January 1917 British cryptographers deciphered a telegram sent from Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico offering U.S land in exchange for Mexico joining the Germans. This telegram was deciphered and then the British alerted the U.S influenced the idea of the U.S joining WW1. This offer to Mexico was made to create allies in exchange for giving them back what they lost during their battle again America.

Woodrow Wilson and 14 points

geoguzman63 — 2025-04-23 20:40:54 UTC

Woodrow Wilsons 14 points were proposals and resolutions for creating lasting peace post ww1 the main focuses of these points were free navigation of the seas, reducing military growing power so not one place can overtake everybody, and creating a fair system for resolving disputes. These 14 points were first proposed in a speech to congress in 1918 so that the world could have peace and prevent more wars from happening in the future.

Armistice

geoguzman63 — 2025-04-23 20:44:36 UTC

On November 11, 1918 an Armistice was signed by the allied powers and Germany as an agreement to stop fighting. The Armistice was signed at 5 am and the fighting began to stop at 11 am the same day.

Treaty of Versailles

geoguzman63 — 2025-04-23 20:51:47 UTC

The Treaty of Versailles, was sign on June 28th 1919. This treaty formally and officially ended the was between Germany and The Allied Powers. Germany had to take repercussions to proceed with the treaty they lost land, Military power, and they were given the blame for WW1. This treaty also lead to the creation of the League of Nations.