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June 28th 1914
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. -
July 28th 1914
Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the first world war. -
August 1'st 1914
Germany declares war on Russia -
August 3'rd 1914
Germany declares war on France and Invades neutral Belgium -
August 7th 1914
The first British troops land in France -
August 12th 1914
Great Britain and France declare war on Austria Hungary. Serbia is invaded by Austria Hungary -
August 23rd 1914
Japan declares war on Germany. -
Nov 1 1914
Austria invades Serbia. -
Feb 4th 1915
Germany declares the waters surrounding British. -
April 24th 1915
First large scale use of gas as a weapon of war. -
April 26 1915
France, Russia, Italy, and Britain conclude secret Treaty of London. -
May 7th 1915
U-boat sinks, creating a US-German diplomatic crisis -
July 1st 1916
Battle of Somme -
Nov 21 1916
HMHS Britannic sunken -
Jan 9 1917
Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border -
March 3rd 1917
Zimmermann Telegram -
April 6 1917
U.S. enters world war -
June 25th 1917
United States troops arrive in France -
August 14th 1917
China declares war on Germany and Austria Hungary -
Nov 5 1917
Allies agree to establish a supreme war council at Versailles. -
Jan 8 1918
Wilson announces 14 points Peace Programme -
March 4th 1918 (U.S. Kansas)
The first known case of the Spanish Flu -
November (Spain)
The Great War ends. -
November 11th 1918
Germany signed the Armistice. -
Jan 18th 1919
Treaty of Versailles between the Allies and Germany -
June 28th 1919
Treaty of Versailles signed.
