The document summarizes major events from 1914 to 1918 during World War 1. It describes the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which sparked the war. Key battles and events on the Western and Eastern fronts are mentioned, including the use of chemical weapons at Ypres in 1915 and the long, costly battles of Verdun and the Somme in 1916. American entry into the war in 1917 and Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare are noted. The document concludes with the Allied counteroffensives in 1918 and the signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918, ending the war.

1. 1914 June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is assassinated in Sarajevo July 28 Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia August 1 Germany declares war on Russia August 3 Germany declares war on France August 4 Great Britain declares war on Germany

2. 1914 August 4 Germany invades neutral Belgium August 26-30 German army achieves its greatest victory of the war on the Eastern front at the Battle of Tannenberg September 5-10 First Battle of the Marne halts German invasion in France September 15 First trenches of the Western front are dug

4. 1915 January 19, 1915 First German Zeppelin air raid on England February 4 Germany declares a submarine blockade of Great Britain. Any boat approaching England is considered a legitimate target April 22-May 5 Second Battle of Ypres marks first use of chemical weapons April 25 Allies begin assault on Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey

5. 1915 May 7 Sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania Killed 1200, 123 Americans May 23 Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary August 30 Germany responds to U.S. anger by ceasing to sink ships without warning December 28 Allies begin withdrawal of troops from Gallipoli

7. 1916 February 21 - December 18, 1916 The longest battle of the war, the Battle of Verdun, is fought to a draw with an estimated one million casualties July 1-November 18 The Battle of the Somme results in an estimated one million casualties and no breakthrough for the Allies December 31 Russian Rasputin, is murdered by relatives of the Tsar

8. 1917 February 1, 1917 Germany again declares unrestricted submarine warfare April 6 The United States declares war on Germany July 6 T.E. Lawrence and the Arabs capture Aquaba July 16-November 10 Third Battles of Ypres, known as Passchendaele, results in minor gains, but still no breakthrough

9. 1917 November 7 Bolshevik socialists, led by Lenin, overthrow Kerinsky government December 3 The new Russian government, represented by Leon Trotsky, signs an armistice with Germany December 9 British capture Jerusalem

10. 1918 January 8, 1918 President Woodrow Wilson declares his 14 points as the path to world peace March 21 Germans launch the first of five major offensives to win the war before American troops appear in the trenches April 25 British and Australian troops stop the German advance near Amiens

11. 1918 May 23 German shells land on Paris August 8 Allied counteroffensives on the Somme push the German army back September 29 Allied troops break through the German fortifications at the Hindenberg line November 11 At eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the war ends as Germany and Allies sign an Armistice

12. Armistice-November 11, 1918 truce (agreement to end fighting) -For Germany- withdrawal of Russians = new hope for successful end to war. Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare -For Allies-American troops pouring into war fronts and Allied forces began advancement towards Germany; Battle of Belleau Wood -September 1918-General Ludendorff informed leaders that war was lost and demanded that government ask for peace; Allies unwilling to make peace; November 1918- sailors in Kiel, Germany mutiny and within days councils of workers and soldiers forming (Socialist Party), taking over civilian and military offices; Social Democrats under Friedrich Ebert announce creation of democratic republic--Kaiser in exile.  German government signs armistice two days later

13. Treaty of Versailles Big 4 meet in Paris Woodrow Wilson Lloyd George of Britain Orlando of Italy Clemenceau of France Signed June 28, 1919 Reparations Mandates

14. Reparations payments made to the victors (winners) by the vanquished (losers) to cover the costs of a war after surrender, Germany stripped of all weapons and made vast payments to cover all costs of the war to France ( Georges Clemenceau) a separate Rhineland as a buffer state between France and Germany

15. 14 Points Versailles Treaty

16. Mandates-Europe

17. Mandates-Middle East