Timeline by David Fiadjoe

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

20005041 — 2025-01-13 13:31:34 UTC

When his own father died in 1896, Ferdinand then became the heir apparent of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Personally, Ferdinand despised Viennese high society, and he did not get along well with his uncle.

Gavrilo Princip

20005041 — 2025-01-13 13:38:50 UTC

Princip had a history of ill health and although admitted to the Black Hand academy in 1912, he was considered unfit for active duty. Princip was responsible for the assassination of the Archduke.

Vladimir Lenin

20005041 — 2025-01-13 13:43:45 UTC

He was the founder of the Russian Communist Party and the moving force behind the Russian Revolution of 1917. Lenin immediately sought to end the war with Germany, and in March 1918 Russia signed the Treaty of BrestLitovsk. Although this unfair treaty gave huge sections of Russia to Germany, Lenin convinced his people it was necessary to end the war.

Kaiser Wilhelm II

20005041 — 2025-01-13 13:45:40 UTC

He was emperor of Germany during world war 1. As well as authorizing Germany's entrance into world war 1.

Tsar Nicholas II

20005041 — 2025-01-14 13:44:42 UTC

He was the last emperor of Russia. He died by being murdered

Georges Clemenceau

20005041 — 2025-01-14 13:54:43 UTC

Clemenceau tried to mediate between the Commune and the Versailles government. He was also a minister of war.

King George V

20005041 — 2025-01-14 14:59:13 UTC

He visited battle fields during the war as well, he made some 450 recorded inspections of military and naval installations and some 300 visits to hospitals, as well as personally distributing 58,000 decorations.

Winston Churchill

20005041 — 2025-01-15 13:51:40 UTC

Churchill directed the failed Dardanelles campaign, resulting in heavy casualties and Churchill's demotion. By the time World War I began in 1914, Churchill had been named First Lord of the Admiralty, the civilian leader of the British Royal Navy.

Woodrow Wilson

20005041 — 2025-01-15 15:19:50 UTC

Believing that he should reflect public opinion, Wilson declared the U.S. neutral, adding that we must be neutral in deed and in thoughts. Wilson's attempt to generate support for the Treaty of Versailles with a public speaking tour in 1919 led to a stroke.

John Joseph Pershing

20005041 — 2025-01-15 23:36:08 UTC

In May 1917 President Woodrow Wilson and Secretary of War Newton Baker chose Pershing to command the American Expeditionary Force going to Europe in support of the allies. He also claimed that the United States could make its most effective contribution to victory by following his course.

Ferdinand Foch

20005041 — 2025-01-15 23:52:42 UTC

He was commander in chief of Allied armies in world war 1. At the beginning of World War I, Foch was in charge of the XX Army Corps and fought in Lorraine. Next he commanded the newly formed 9th Army.

Douglas Haig

20005041 — 2025-01-16 00:09:14 UTC

He commanded British forces on the Western front in Europe during World War I. He is credited with the final British victories over the German armies in 1918.