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Austria declared war on Serbia
Was done because Franz was shot. -
Germany declared war on Russia
Russia begins full mobilization of its troops. The same for Belgium. -
Germany declares war on France
They also invade neutral Belgium. Britain then sends an ultimatum, rejected by the Germans, to withdraw from Belgium. -
Great Britain declares war on Germany.
The declaration is binding on all Dominions within the British Empire including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. -
The United States declares its neutrality.
as World War I erupted across Europe, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would remain “impartial in thought as well as in action.” -
Russia invades Germany, attacking into East Prussia
forcing the outnumbered Germans there to fall back. This marks the advent of the Eastern Front in Europe in which Russia will oppose Germany and Austria-Hungary. -
Battle of Tannenberg
German troops oppose the Russian 2nd Army. , the Germans effectively reposition their troops to counter the initial Russian advance. the battle ends with a German victory and the capture of 125,000 Russians. -
zeppelin bombing
Zeppelin airships dropped bombs on Yarmouth -
Italy
Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies. -
Battle of Jutland
This was the only truly large-scale naval battle of the war. German forces, confined to port by a British naval blockade, came out in the hope of splitting the British fleet and destroying it ship by ship. -
America declares war against Germany
The United States of America declared war on Germany in response to the sinking, by German U boats, of US ships. -
Allies recover France and Belgium
The allies had taken almost all of German-occupied France and part of Belgium. -
Hindenberg line collapsed
By the beginning of November the allies had pushed the Germans back beyond the Hindenberg line. -
Armistice signed
At 11 am, in the French town of Redonthes, the Armistice was signed bringing the war to an end. -
Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
The Austrian government thought Serbia was responsible
