Important events During WWI

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated by a Serbian nationalist

The Second Ypres Battle takes place now with the use of poison gas that killed thousands of the allies

The Lusitania is sunken by the Germans with a casualty of over one thousand

Germans start the Battle of Verdun, the battle lasted the rest of the year

Marie Curie gets X-ray equipment to ambulances

The Zimmerman telegraph is intercepted, the US is alerted. It exposes Germany’s plot against the US, the US joins the war.

England is bombed by Germany’s Gotha planes, this introduces the concept of ‘Total War’ to England and the rest of the world

Russia and Germany sign a treaty, Russia is forced to agree to Germany’s harsh demands

The first bout of the Flu has shown up and killed more than 20 million people worldwide

The beginning of chemical warfare service (gas defense and usage as well as medical training)