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Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinan
On june 28, 1914 the heir to the Austrian throne, Archude Francis Ferdinand, was assasinated in the Bosnian city of Saravejo. -
Austrias ultimatum to serbia
The Austro-Hungarian government waited three weeks following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne currently held by Franz Josef before issuing its formal response. -
Austria declare war on Serbisa
On July 28, 1914, one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War. -
Russia mobilizes
One of the main causes of World War I was the mobilization of Russia. After facing defeat in the Franco Prussian War, Russia did not want to seem vulnerable to the other European countries. Therefore, Russia promised to support France when it found out that Germany had declared war on France. -
German ultimatum to Russia
The Russian mobilization was quickly reported to the German Kaiser, who stated that there exists " a state of danger of war." At midnight, 31 July, the Kaiser sent an ultimatum to the Russians demanding that they stop all mobilization activities or face war. -
Germany declares war tu Russia
Four days after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, two more great European powers Russia and Germany declare war on each other; the same day -
Germany declares war to france
Two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long held strategy, conceived by the former chief of staff of the German army, Alfred von Schlieffen, for a two-front war against France and Russia. -
German troops invade Belgium
The Belgian government had announced that if war came it would uphold its neutrality. -
Great Britain declares war on Germany
Great britain declered war on germany it was a decision that is seen as the start of world war 1
