World War 1 Timeline

By l.hart23

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
    Section 1,
    Origins of World War 1,
    War Begins

  • Germany declares war on Russia

    Germany declares war on Russia
    Section 1,
    The Deadliest War,
    The Road to World War 1, Summer of 1914

  • Germany declares war on France

    Germany declares war on France
    Section 1,
    The Deadliest War,
    The Road to World War 1, Summer of 1914

  • Germany invades neutral Belgium

    Germany invades neutral Belgium
    Section 1,
    The Deadliest,
    The Road to World War 1, Summer 1914

  • Great Britain declares war on Germany

    Great Britain declares war on Germany
    Section 1,
    The Deadliest,
    The Road to World War 1, Summer 1914

  • Battle of Verdun- Both sides attempted to break the deadlock of trench warfare by launching major offensives

    Battle of Verdun- Both sides attempted to break the deadlock of trench warfare by launching major offensives
    Section 3,
    Setbacks and Advances,
    Battle of the Argonne Forest

  • The First Battle of Marne- France and Germany quickly settled into a long stalemate for more than three grueling years

    The First Battle of Marne- France and Germany quickly settled into a long stalemate for more than three grueling years
    Section 1,
    Deadliest War,
    War Begins

  • Russia's military was defeated and it's ruler Tsar Nicholas lll was overthrown. A new government vowed to keep Russia in the war

    Russia's military was defeated and it's ruler Tsar Nicholas lll was overthrown. A new government vowed to keep Russia in the war
    Section 1,
    Entering the War,
    Russian Revolution

  • Under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin a fraction known as the Bolsheviks seized the government and intended to set Russia on the road on communism

    Under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin a fraction known as the Bolsheviks seized the government and intended to set Russia on the road on communism
    Section 3,
    Setbacks and Advances,
    Russia Makes Peace

  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Signed- Transferred some 30 percent of Russia’s territory to Germany

    Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Signed- Transferred some 30 percent of Russia’s territory to Germany
    Section 3,
    Setbacks and Advances,
    Russia Makes Peace

  • Battle of Belleau Wood - The French commander assigned American units to evict German troops from a narrow, heavily forested area called Belleau Wood

    Battle of Belleau Wood - The French commander assigned American units to evict German troops from a narrow, heavily forested area called Belleau Wood
    Section 3,
    Setbacks and Advances,
    Turning the Tide

  • Battle of Chateau Thierry - The advancing Germans broke through Allied lines in Belgium and France

    Battle of Chateau Thierry - The advancing Germans broke through Allied lines in Belgium and France
    Section 3,
    Setbacks and Advances,
    Germany Attacks

  • Battle of the Argonne Forest- Weakened by influenza and deprived of supplies by the Allied blockade that had tighten since America’s entry into the war

    Battle of the Argonne Forest- Weakened by influenza and deprived of supplies by the Allied blockade that had tighten since America’s entry into the war
    Section 3,
    Setbacks and Advances,
    Battle of the Argonne Forest

  • The head of the German government sent Woodrow Wilson a note requesting an armistice based on the Fourteen Points

    The head of the German government sent Woodrow Wilson a note requesting an armistice based on the Fourteen Points
    Section 3,
    The Armistice,
    The Armistice

  • German delegates reluctantly signed the treaty

    German delegates reluctantly signed the treaty
    Section 3,
    Setbacks and Advances,
    Russia Makes Peace