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Assassination
Ferdinand - and his wife Sophie - were killed by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip while on a formal visit to Sarajevo. Princip shot Ferdinand at point blank range while the latter was travelling in his car from a town hall reception, having earlier that day already survived one assassination attempt. -
War on Serbia
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
War on Russia
Germany declares war on Russia -
War on France
Germany declares war on France -
U.K declares war on Germany
The United Kingdom declares war on Germany, after Germany invades Belguim -
Austria declares war on Russia
Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia decalres war on Germany -
U.S will remain neautral
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.Swill remain neautral. -
The battle of Tennenberg
The battle of Tannenberg begins -
Battle of Marne
The first battle of the Marne begins -
Battle of Ypres
Battle of Ypres begins -
U.K announces north sea as military area
The United Kingdom announces that the north sea is a military area, affectivly creating a blockdale of goods into Germany -
World War 1
Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain, essentially effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets. -
World War 1
The Dardanelles Campaign begins. -
World War 1
The Second Battle of Ypres begins. It is during Tsar Nicholas II takes personal control over Russia's armies. -
World War 1
The Battle of Gallipoli begins. -
World War 1
The Battle of Gallipoli begins. -
World War 1
The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by German U-boat, U-20 -
World War 1
The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by German U-boat, U-20 -
World War 1
Tsar Nicholas II takes personal control over Russia's armies -
World War 1
Germany sends the secret Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico in an effort to entice Mexico to join the war. The British intercept and decipher the coded message. -
World War 1
The Battle of Verdun begins. The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War 1 and was one of the bloodiest. -
World War 1
The Battle of Jutland, the major naval battle of the war, begins. -
World War 1
The Battle of the Somme begins. During the Battle of the Somme, tanks are first introduced into battle. -
World War 1
Russian Tsar Nicholas II abdicates -
World War 1
The Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle of Ypres) begins. -
World War 1
The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government. -
World War 1
The armistice agreed upon between the new Russian government and the Central Powers goes into effect. -
World War 1
• January 8 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace. -
World War 1
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers. -
World War 1
Germany launches the Spring Offensive. -
World War 1
German flying ace, Baron Manfred von Richthofen (more commonly known as the Red Baron), is shot down. -
World War 1
The Treaty of Versailles officially ends World War 1. -
World War 1
The Second Battle of the Marne begins. -
World War 1
German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and flees Germany. -
World War 1
Germany signs the armistice at Compiegne, France. Fighting ends on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month (i.e. 11 a.m. on November 11).
