1914-06-28 00:00:00

Assination of Archduke Ferdinand

Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria - Hungry was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist.

1914-08-05 00:00:00

World War 1 begins

1914-09-05 00:00:00

The first battle of the Marne

French forces turn back Germany's attempt to overrun France.

1915-03-28 00:00:00

The first American dies

The first American dies in WWI. He was a passenger on a british ship that got torpedoded by a U - boat.

1915-05-07 00:00:00

The "Lusitania" sinks

The "Lusitania" was sunk by a German submarine. Some of the passengers were Americans.

1917-04-06 00:00:00

U.S. joins war

The U.S. finally joins the war because the German u-boats were always sinking American merchant ships.

1918-11-11 00:00:00

Germany signs armistrice

The Germans sign the armistice ending the war.

1919-06-28 00:00:00

The treaty of versailles

The treaty of Versailles was signed. This means that the Germans caused the war and had to pay $6.6 billion.

1938-03-12 00:00:00

germany takes over Austria

The Germans take over Austria.

1939-09-01 00:00:00

World war II begins

Germany invades Poland starting WWII.

1939-09-04 00:00:00

Germany takes over Paris

Germany takes over Paris, France.

1941-12-07 00:00:00

Japan attacks pearl harbor

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor forcing the U. S. to join the war.

1941-12-08 00:00:00

united states join the war

After the attack on pearl harbor the U.S. join the Allies.

1944-06-05 00:00:00

D-day

Allied troops surrounded the Germans that led them to surrender.

1945-05-07 00:00:00

Germans surrendered

The Germans finally surrender.

1945-08-06 00:00:00

First atomic bomb is dropped

The U. S. drop first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

1945-08-14 00:00:00

japan surrenders

Japan surrenders bringing an end to World War II.