Timeline of World War I

By emvee

  • Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo.

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

  • Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declares war on France

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia

  • German U-boat sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 civilians

  • Battle of Verdun, longest battle, 1 million casualties

  • US enter war

  • The war ends, Germany and Allies sign Armistice

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