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World War One Timeline by Conor O'Doherty

By MrHostetter

  • Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated.

    Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated.
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    World War One

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

  • Germany declares war on France.

  • Britain delares war on Germany.

  • Great Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary.

  • First airship raid on England.

  • Liquid fire first used by the Germans on the Western front.

    Liquid fire first used by the Germans on the Western front.

  • S.S. "Lusitania" sunk by German submarine "U.-20" off Queenstown.

    S.S. "Lusitania" sunk by German submarine "U.-20" off Queenstown.

  • Italy declares war on Turkey.

  • Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria.

  • The Battle of Verdun Begins.

    The Battle of Verdun Begins.
    The Battle of Verdun was one of the major and bloodiest battles of WWI.

  • British hospital ship "Britannic" sunk by mine in Ægean Sea.

    British hospital ship "Britannic" sunk by mine in Ægean Sea.

  • The United States declares war on Germany.

  • China declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.

  • China declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.

  • Brazil declares war on Germany.

  • United States of America declare war on Austria-Hungary.

  • Haiti declares war on Germany.

  • Czecho-Slovakia declares war on Germany.

  • The Treaty of Versaillies is signed.