Events of WW1 By castewart23 Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of Franz Fernidand http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archduke-franz-ferdinand-assassinated 1917 Communists seize power in Russia https://www.rbth.com/politics/2013/11/25/modern_face_of_russian_communism_32023.html Jan 19, 1917 Germany declares unrestricted submarine warfare http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-resumes-unrestricted-submarine-warfare 1919 Treaty of Versailles http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles 1939 Germany invades Poland, starting WWII in Europe http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii