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Ferdinand Assassination
Archduke Francis Ferdinand is murdered by Serbian radicals in Sarajevo. -
Declaration of War
Austria declares war on Serbia -
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German Declaration
Germany declares war on Russia -
Germany declares again
Germany declares war on France and advances through Begium. -
Britain declares
Britain declares war on Germany, on behalf of Belgian treaties. -
First Battle of the Marne
Marne Information
The Battle of the Marne begins in France. -
Ottoman Declares
The Ottoman Empire declares war and joins Germany. -
Lusitania
The United States ocean liner Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat -
Italy Declares
Italy declares war on Germany and Austria. -
Conscription
Britain begins conscription (drafting) soldiers. -
Verdun
The Battle of Verdun begins -
Somme
The Battle of the Somme begins. -
Lloyd George
Lloyd info
David George Lloyd is chosen as British Prime Minister. -
Ypres
Third Battle of Ypres begins, also known as Passchendaele -
Italian defeat
Italy is defeated at the Battle of Caporetto and is effectively neutralized. -
Russian Armistice
Russia and Germany sign an armistice to end fighting in the east, as Russia is dealing with civil insurrections at home. -
Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk is signed between an ailing Russia and Germany. -
Marne Again
The Second Battle of the Marne begins and the German Army begins to fall apart. -
Megiddo
Ottoman Empire forces collapse at a battle in Megiddo. -
German Request
Germany asks for an armistice. -
Mutiny on German Seas
Germany's Navy mutinies after suicide plans are revealed. -
Ottoman Peace
Ottoman empire makes peace with other countries. -
Austrian Peace
Austria makes peace with the Entente -
German Armistice
Germany signs an armistice with the Allies and WWI officially ends.