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World War I Presentation. By Sarah Paulson. World War I Timeline. June 28, 1914- The Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sofie were assassinated by Serbians in Seravejo . September 14, 1914- German troops advance into France and are stopped at First Battle of the Marne.
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World War I Presentation By Sarah Paulson
World War I Timeline June 28, 1914- The Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sofie were assassinated by Serbians in Seravejo. September 14, 1914- German troops advance into France and are stopped at First Battle of the Marne. August 1-3, 1914- Germany declares war on Russia and France; WWI begins. 1914 1914 1914 1914 1914 1915 July 28, 1914- Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia August 29, 1914- Russian army defeated by German general Paul von Hindenburg at The Battle of Tannenberg. May 7, 1915- Sinking of the Lusitania; a German submarine sinks the British ship called Lusitania.
World War I Timeline February-June, 1916- Batttle for Verdun, France. April 6, 1917- The United States declares war on Germany. July-November 1916- Battle of the Somme. 1916 1916 1916 1917 1917 1918 May 31, 1916- Naval Battle of Jutland in the North Sea. March 3, 1918- Russians sign the treaty of Brest Litovsk and drop out of the war. March 16, 1917- Russian Czar Nicholas II renounces throne; provisional government takes over Russia. (Communism)
World War I Timeline March 21, 1918- Germans begin Operation Michael, their last offensice in France. June 28, 1919- World leaders sign the Treaty of Versailles, which officially ends the war. September 12-14, 1918- The Americans capture Saint-Mihiel salient at the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. 1918 1918 1918 1918 1919 July-August, 1918- The Allies put Germany on defensive during Second Battle of the Marne. November 9, 1918- Germany collapses in revolution; Kaiser Wilhelm II gives up his throne and escapes the country.