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Battle of Tsushima
Schlieffen appointed Chief of German General Staff (till 1 Jan, 1905 27 May) -
Russia attacks Germany
Russia begins full mobilization of its troops. Germany demands that it stop. August 1 Germany declares war on Russia. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Archduke and hiswife were murdered by Gavrilo Princip. -
Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia
A month after the Archduke and his wife are killed Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia. -
First war erupts
Germany declares war on Russia. -
The countdown to cataclysm across the world
Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium. -
The first British troops land in France.
A 120,000 British troops land in France commanded by Field Marshal John French. -
Great Britain and France declared war on Austria Hungary
Serbia invaded Austria Hungary. -
Battle of Mons
The first major action of British expeditionary Force in the First World War. -
A Global Conflict
Germany declared the waters about the British Isles a war zone in which submarines would destroy every enemy merchant vessel found -
Battle of St. Julien
Allied forces land on Gallipoli, landing at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles. -
Treaty of London
After receiving the promise of significant territorial gains, Italy signs the Treaty of London, committing itself to enter World War I on the side of the Allies. -
The Battle of Coronel
The British Navy suffers its worst defeat in centuries during a sea battle in the Pacific. -
Battle of Somme
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire. -
Britannic snks in Aegean Sea
HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people -
The Battle of Rafa
The Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border with Palestine. -
February Revolution
1st major strike of the Russian "February Revolution" starts at the giant Putilov factory in Petrograd -
US declared war
U.S. Enters World War I. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe. -
The first American troops lnd in France
Greece declares war on the Central Powers, following the abdication of pro-German King Constantine who is replaced by a pro-Allied administration led by Prime Minister Venizelos. -
China declares war
China declares war on Germany & Austria -
US sees action for 1sttime
Gen Pershing & US troops see action on Western Front for 1st time. -
The Principles for Peace
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. -
US Kansas
First recorded case of Spanish flu at Funston Army Camp, Kanas; start of worldwide pandemic killing 50-100 million -
Spain (end of ww1)
The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany. -
Leaders discussion
On January 18, 1919, a few months after the end of World War I, leaders from the Allied nations began a series of discussion. -
Peace Conference
On this day in Paris, France, some of the most powerful people in the world meet to begin the long, complicated negotiations that would officially mark the end of the First World War.Trety of Versailies was signed.
