Question

world war i timeline
scattered throughout the room are events that occurred during world war i. turn the card over to find out when
the event occurred. then, write the date next to the events listed on this handout.
a german u-boat sinks the lusitania killing 1,198 civilians, including 128 americans.
allies begin a nine-month battle for the turkish peninsula of gallipoli.
archduke franz ferdinand, heir to the throne of the austro-hungarian empire, and his
wife are assassinated in sarajevo.
armenian genocide begins.
at eleven oclock on this day, war on the western front ends as germany and the allies
sign an armistice.
austria-hungary declares war on russia.
british cryptographers decipher a telegram from german foreign minister arthur
zimmermann to the german minister of mexico.
british nurse, edith cavell, is executed by the germans.
emperor franz joseph of austria-hungary declares war on serbia.
emperor karl of austria abdicates.
german invasion of france is halted at the first battle of the marne.
germans on the banks of the marne near paris are stopped by american forces at
chateau-thierry.
germany and allies sign the treaty of versailles. the u.s. senate later refuses to ratify
it.
germany declares war on neutral belgium and invades belgium and luxemburg as part
of their schlieffen plan to quickly defeat france and avoid a two-front war. as a
result, great britain declares war on germany.
italy joins the allies.
kaiser wilhelm ii of germany abdicates.

Explanation:

These are key chronological events of World War I, with verified historical dates for each event listed below.

Answer:

• May 7, 1915: A German U-boat sinks the Lusitania killing 1,198 civilians, including 128 Americans.
• February 19, 1915: Allies begin a nine-month battle for the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli.
• June 28, 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo.
• April 24, 1915: Armenian Genocide begins.
• November 11, 1918: At eleven o'clock on this day, war on the western Front ends as Germany and the Allies sign an Armistice.
• August 6, 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia.
• January 1917 (deciphered in February 1917): British cryptographers decipher a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister of Mexico.
• October 12, 1915: British nurse, Edith Cavell, is executed by the Germans.
• July 28, 1914: Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
• November 11, 1918: Emperor Karl of Austria abdicates.
• September 6-12, 1914: German invasion of France is halted at the First Battle of the Marne.
• June 1-3, 1918: Germans on the banks of the Marne near Paris are stopped by American forces at Chateau-Thierry.
• June 28, 1919: Germany and Allies sign the Treaty of Versailles. The U.S. Senate later refuses to ratify it.
• August 4, 1914: Germany declares war on neutral Belgium and invades Belgium and Luxemburg as part of their Schlieffen Plan to quickly defeat France and avoid a two-front war. As a result, Great Britain declares war on Germany.
• May 23, 1915: Italy Joins the Allies.
• November 9, 1918: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates.