Europe Goes to War

Ferdinand Assassination

Jun 5, 1914

Francis Ferdinand is assassinated

Europe Goes to War

Period: Jun 5, 1914 to Aug 4, 1914

Declared War

Jun 28, 1914

Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia

Protect Serbia

Jun 29, 1914

ussia mobilizes in preparation to protect Serbia

France and Germany mobilize

Jul 5, 1914

France and Germany moblize. France as Russia's ally and Germany as Austria-Hungrary's ally.

Austria- Hungary

Jul 28, 1914

Austria-Hungary declares was on Serbia.

Germany declared war

Aug 1, 1914

Germany declared war on Russia

Germany declares War on Russia

Aug 1, 1914

Germany declares War on Russia. France and Belgium begin full mobilization.

Britian withdraws from Belgium

Aug 3, 1914

Germany declare sWar on France, and invades neutral Belgium. Britian then sends an ultimatum, rejected by the Germans, to withdraw from Belgium.

Germany neutral Belgium

Aug 4, 1914

Germany invades neutral Belgium to reach France quickly. Great Britian came into the war because of Germany being neutral to Belgium. It became an international treaty.