World War 1

By capricorn1228
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

  • Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and Russia.

    Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and Russia.

  • Official outbreak of World War I. Germany declares war on Russia.

    Official outbreak of World War I. Germany declares war on Russia.

  • Russia invades East Prussia.

    Russia invades East Prussia.

  • Britain announces a blockade of all German ports.

    Britain announces a blockade of all German ports.

  • Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary.

  • Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies

    Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies

  • Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill served in Belgium as lieutenant colonel of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. (early 1916)
  • USA declares war on Germany

    USA declares war on Germany

  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

  • Armistice signed

    Armistice signed

    At 11 am, in the French town of Redonthes, the Armistice was signed bringing the war to an end.

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