WW1 Timeline

June 28th 1914

Jun 28, 1914

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

July 28th 1914

Jul 28, 1914

Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia, effectively beginning the first world war.

August 1'st 1914

Aug 1, 1914

Germany declares war on Russia

August 3'rd 1914

Aug 3, 1914

Germany declares war on France and Invades neutral Belgium

August 7th 1914

Aug 7, 1914

The first British troops land in France

August 12th 1914

Aug 12, 1914

Great Britain and France declare war on Austria Hungary. Serbia is invaded by Austria Hungary

August 23rd 1914

Aug 23, 1914

Japan declares war on Germany.

Nov 1 1914

Nov 1, 1914

Austria invades Serbia.

Feb 4th 1915

Feb 4, 1915

Germany declares the waters surrounding British.

April 24th 1915

Apr 24, 1915

First large scale use of gas as a weapon of war.

April 26 1915

Apr 26, 1915

France, Russia, Italy, and Britain conclude secret Treaty of London.

May 7th 1915

May 7, 1915

U-boat sinks, creating a US-German diplomatic crisis

July 1st 1916

Jul 1, 1916

Battle of Somme

Nov 21 1916

Nov 21, 1916

HMHS Britannic sunken

Jan 9 1917

Jan 9, 1917

Battle of Rafa occurs near the Egyptian border

March 3rd 1917

Mar 3, 1917

Zimmermann Telegram

April 6 1917

Apr 6, 1917

U.S. enters world war

June 25th 1917

Jun 25, 1917

United States troops arrive in France

August 14th 1917

Aug 14, 1917

China declares war on Germany and Austria Hungary

Nov 5 1917

Nov 5, 1917

Allies agree to establish a supreme war council at Versailles.

Jan 8 1918

Jan 8, 1918

Wilson announces 14 points Peace Programme

March 4th 1918 (U.S. Kansas)

Mar 4, 1918

The first known case of the Spanish Flu

November (Spain)

Nov 1, 1918

The Great War ends.

November 11th 1918

Nov 11, 1918

Germany signed the Armistice.

Jan 18th 1919

Jan 18, 1919

Treaty of Versailles between the Allies and Germany

June 28th 1919

Jun 28, 1919

Treaty of Versailles signed.