Great britain declares war on germany believing like many of the allies that it would over by christmas. July 23, 1914 austria issues an ultimatum to serbia. Nonfiction texts related to the first world war 19141918. World war 2 facts for kids national geographic kids. Sarajevo incident black hand franz ferdinand, archduke of austriaeste. Must address the essential information and terms listed on the. Timeline includes battles, war declarations, treaties, and more. Assassination of archduke franz ferdinand of austria and his wife sophie. Austriahungary declares war on serbia, beginning world war i. World war timeline with key canadian dates june 28, 1914 austrian archduke franz ferdinand and his wife sophie are assassinated in sarajevo.
This list is an overview of the most popular reasons that are cited as the root causes of world war 1. World war i 19141918 the remains of a fallen soldier in a trench, photographed during world war i 228 229 oxford big ideas history 9. Other names for world war 1 include the war to end all wars, the war of the nations, ww1 and the great war. This timeline covers all the political and military events that occurred across europe and the rest of the world during 1918. World war one the origins of the great war individual level. Russia, an ally of serbia, prepares to enter the war.
This timeline lists key events in new zealands experience of the first world war. World war one timeline project use the information on the following pages to create an illustrated timeline of world war i. On july 28, austriahungary declared war on serbia, and the tenuous peace between europes great powers quickly collapsed. Ww1 timeline a detailed history of the great war 19141918. Although a naval arms race between britain and germany had been one of the causes of world war i, the clash of the battleships is largely indecisive. Archduke franz ferdinand and his wife sophie, the night before their 14th wedding anniversary, are killed in bosnia and as a result austriahungary declare war on serbia. As 100 years passes since the start of britains involvement in the first world war lets take a look at the key dates of this great war world war 1 timeline june 28, 1914. Students analyze the timeline and complete a twenty question common core aligned worksheet. World war 2 timeline takes your students to europe from 1935 to 1946.
This is a summary of the events of world war one in chronological order. Use this timeline of world war i to find out how the war played outfrom the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand to the armistice in 1918. Learn about the timeline and events of world war i. World war ii timeline project major battles and events 1939 1945 25 points using your textbook, as well as resources on the internet and in the media center, determine the exact dates of the events below. The biggest naval engagement of world war i, the battle of jutland may 1916 left british naval superiority on the north sea intact, and germany would make no further attempts to break an allied. World war i often abbreviated as wwi or ww1, also known as the first world war or the great war, was a global war that lasted from 1914 to 1918. With an assigned partner, you will complete a timeline containing the major events of world war i.
Journey through the story of the great war with our interactive wwi timeline, covering the world events of 1914. During the conflict, germany, austriahungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire the central. The following ww1 timeline pages lay out the principal events of the great war day by day with a year on each page. Casualties were enormous on both sides with the germans losing 430,000 men and the french 540,000. Timeline 1914 1921 a world at war library of congress. Finding your world war i veteran at the national archives at. It was a peace treat that allowed for russia to get back it its own countries problens. Australian curriculum 5 world war i 19141918 wars generally. The oxford illustrated history of the first world war. October 2, 1935may 1936 fascist italy invades, conquers, and annexes ethiopia. Interactive wwi timeline national wwi museum and memorial.
While there was a chain of events that directly led to the fighting, the actual root causes are much deeper and part of continued debate and discussion. Details of the world war and formation of ohio as a separate state are amongst the closing events of the timeline. Bulgaria declares war on serbia and serbia declares war on bulgaria. Faq for information about file content and naming conventions. The treat of bestlitovs brought the end of world war 1 between germany and russia. World war ii timeline project copy home west windsor.
This timeline was originally produced by the then grange museum of. World war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. The treaty affirned the independence of finland, estonia, latvia, belarus, ukraine, and lithuania. The reason why war erupted is actually much more complicated than a simple list of causes. June 28, 1914 archduke of austria franz ferdinand and his wife sophie are assassinated by gavrilo princip of the black hand a serbian nationalist group. May 19 12 germany invades netherlands, belgium and luxembourg.
The template is helpful in both waysit teaches you of christian mentorship on the one hand, and the other hand, it tells you the format of making a successful timeline. Create a timeline placing the events in chronological order labeled with the date and one or two sentences that summarize the event. Italy declares war on austriahungary, therefore entering world war one on the side of the allies. Although the fighting continued for nine months, the battle was inconclusive.
World war ii although world war i had been called the war to end all wars, only 20 years after it ended the world was again plunged into war. The germans mounted an attack on the french at verdun designed to bleed the french dry. World war i was known by a number of different names. July 1, 1916 the battle of the somme begins sources february 21, 1916 the battle of verdun begins. Each event needs a date, written description, and colored illustration. Below is a comprehensive world war one timeline describing the primary events leading up to the great war, the main battles, and the conclusion ancientmedieval the mayans. World war 1 the triple entente france, britain, russia the triple alliance germany, austriahungary, italy bismark. Must contain each of the major events listed on your handouts. Timeline of world war i from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia theatres western eastern italian caucasian middle eastern balkan african naval air politics asian and pacific gallipoli contents 1 1914 2 1915 3 1916 4 1917 5 1918 6 1919 7 1920 8 post1920. This guide provides access to the librarys digital collections, external websites, and a selected print bibliography related to the great war.
Franz ferdinand and his wife, sophie the duchess of hohenburg, are killed by bosnian serb nationalist gavrilo princip. Churchill takes over germans cross french frontier may 26june 3 10 dunkerque evacuation. You will have 3 days to research and construct your timeline. Your timeline must include at least 3 key events from each year of the war 19141918.
Battles were fought in europe, russia, the middle east, northern africa, asia and the pacific even the city of. The new history of wwi and what it means for international relatinos. Germany suspends their policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. In 1915, the british passenger sip lusitania was sunk by a german submarine. World war ii was fought from 1939 to 1945 in almost every part of the world.
The austrian government suspects that serbia is responsible. Us holocaust memorial museum timeline of the second world war september 18, 1931 japan invades manchuria. Allied naval forces suffer one of their most severe losses of the paci. The history of respiratory protection traces back as far as pliny the elder 2379 ad, a roman philosopher and naturalist, who made use of loose animal bladder skins to filter dust from being inhaled while crushing cinnabar, which is a toxic, mercuric sulfide mineral used at. Mar 06, 2015 world war one timeline, starting in 1914. The archduke of austria franz ferdinand, centre right, and his wife sophie, centre left, walk to their car in sarajevo minutes before their assassination on june 28, 1914, an event which set off a chain. Contemporaneously described as the war to end all wars, it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. Around the world, scientific minds recognized the need for respiratory protection long before the u. World war i timeline a printable for your classroom world. September 5, 1914 first battle of the marne begins. This assesses students on the history of the world war 2 as well as timeline analysis. It has been color coded by theatresfronts to provide a clearer understanding of what. An optional qr coded timeline is also included for. Apr 01, 2019 the librarys collections contain a wide variety of materials related to the first world war 191418.