Timeline 1914 1921 june 28, 1914 archduke francis ferdinand is assassinated. Although the fighting continued for nine months, the battle was inconclusive. This is a summary of the events of world war one in chronological order. If one country had something happen to them, their allies would step in and help them. Designed for history aficionados, trivia buffs, or anyone with a curious mind, timelines of world history takes an innovative approach to the traditional, textdriven style of a datebydate chronology.
One example is when serbia had war declared on them by austriahungary. July 28, 1914 world war i begins when austriahungary declares war on serbia. Journey through the story of the great war with our interactive wwi timeline, covering the world events of 1914. Wwi primary documents o,t a collection of primary documents related to wwi categorized by year. This is a list of alternate history fiction, sorted by type. An illustrated record covering all the major events and achievements in human history.
Timeline 1914 1921 a world at war articles and essays stars. World war i also known as the first world war or the great war, was a global war that lasted. Eyewitness accounts from the greatest medical holocaust in modern history. Napoleon and the conquest of the world by louis geoffroy, napoleon s first french empire emerging.
Champagnemarne offensive consisting of the fourth battle of champagne and the battle of the mountain of reims, a phase of the second battle of the marne. A world war i timeline smithsonian war timelines series. Tuchmans great war series modern library 100 best nonfiction books barbara w. Journey through the story of the great war with our interactive wwi timeline, covering the world events of. Austriahungary declares war on serbia, beginning world war i. It has been color coded by theatresfronts to provide a clearer understanding of what. Casualties were enormous on both sides with the germans losing 430,000 men and the french 540,000. The austrian government suspects that serbia is responsible. The zimmermann telegram o,t read about the telegram that changes the course of history. World war i pitted germany, austriahungary and the ottoman empire against great britain, the united states, france, russia, italy and japan. Franz ferdinand and his wife, sophie the duchess of hohenburg, are killed by bosnian serb nationalist gavrilo princip. The germans mounted an attack on the french at verdun designed to bleed the french dry.
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