WORLD WAR 1

1914

• WW1 begins.

JUNE 28, 1914

• Franz Ferdinand is assassinated.

AUGUST 19,1914

• U.S. States they will remain neutral.

FEBRUARY 4,1915

• Germany declares a "war zone" on Great Britain.

FEBRUARY 21,1916

• Battle of Verdun begins.
• Was the bloodiest battle and longest during WW1.

APRIL 6,1917

• United States declares war on Germany.

JANUARY 8,1918

• U.S President Wilson issues Fourteen Points to peace.

MARCH 3,1918

• Russia signs treaty.
• Treaty between Russia and Central Powers.

NOVEMBER 11,1918

• Germany signs the armistice.

JUNE 28,1919

• The treaty of Versailles officially ends WW1.