Assassination Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria
On July 28th 1914, the archduke of Austria was assassinated in a judiciary which ended up triggering WW1.
Assassin was identified as Gavrilo Princip who was a Serbian nationalist and part of the Black Hand
📍Sarajevo, Bosnia
📍Sarajevo, Bosnia
The assasination took place in the town of Sarajevo, Bosnia
April 22, 1915
April 22nd 1915
On the 22nd of April 1915, the German forces use chlorine gas against the allied forces which caused disaster among the allied troops.
BANG!
Germany Launches Chemical Warfare With Poison Gas
German forces release chlorine gas against the allied forces during the second battle of Ypres in Belgium.
📍Ypres, Belgium
Marked the beginning of chemical warfare
HISS!
BANG!
May 7th 1915
On 7 May 1915, luxury ocean liner called RMS Lusitania, sailed calmly through the Atlantic Ocean, when it got struck by a torpedo from a German U-boat, and eventually sank to its demise taking over 1100 souls with it.
May 7th 1915
RMS Lusitania torpedoed by German U-Boat off the coast of Ireland.
Sinking Of RMS Lusitania
SINK!
It sank within 18 minutes of being hit which took the loves of over 1100 lives.
📍Old Head Of Kinsale, Ireland
This event outraged the public and led to the entry of USA into WW1