15 events with tag "World War I"
1914
ID: 1226
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand leads to July Crisis. Germany gives Austria-Hungary 'blank check' support, leading to World War I
ID: 1226
1914
ID: 1227
German Foreign Office initiates 'jihad strategy' - Kaiser Wilhelm II declares himself 'protector of Islam,' attempts to incite Islamic uprising against British Empire
ID: 1227
1914
ID: 1229
World War I - German military doctrine based on Darwinian philosophy; Kaiser: 'the Reich needs new territory'
ID: 1229
1914
ID: 1230
Vernon Kellogg documents: 'The creed of the almightiness of natural selection based on violent struggle is the gospel of the German intellectuals'
ID: 1230
1914
ID: 1231
Pope St. Pius X dies of broken heart - 'I have seen the war' - dies offering life for peace
ID: 1231
1914
ID: 1225
September 3, 1914
Pope Benedict XV elected one month after World War I begins, issues 'Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum' - 'Because of the love of Jesus that burns in our heart, we feel ourselves the father of all'
ID: 1225
1915
ID: 1233
German-Ottoman intelligence cooperation established; German officers lead Ottoman operations against British in Middle East
ID: 1233
1915
ID: 1235
Germany uses chlorine gas at Second Battle of Ypres - Fritz Haber oversees chemical weapons program
ID: 1235
1916
ID: 1239
Germany begins producing synthetic rubber due to Allied blockades, accelerating polymer science
ID: 1239
1917
ID: 1249
Income tax becomes permanent in US to fund World War I - creates massive demand for tax accountants
ID: 1249
1917
ID: 1251
Germany facilitates Lenin's return to Russia, funding Bolshevik Revolution to remove Russia from war
ID: 1251
1917
ID: 1256
United States creates Chemical Warfare Service, spurring American chemical industry development
ID: 1256
1917
ID: 1244
August 1, 1917
Pope Benedict XV issues peace proposal in 'Dès le Début' calling WWI 'useless slaughter'
ID: 1244
1918
ID: 1265
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - Germany gains massive Eastern European territory before final collapse
ID: 1265
1919
ID: 1275
Treaty of Versailles - sets stage for German resentment and strategic adaptation
ID: 1275