WWI

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

  • Austria-Hungary seeks German support for war

    Approved
  • Austria-HUngary sends an ultimatum to Serbia

    Response seen as unsatisfactory
  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

  • Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declares war on France

  • Germany invades Belgium

  • The United Kingdom declares war on Germany

  • Montenegro declares war on Austria-Hungary

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia

  • Serbia declares war on Germany

  • Montenegro declares war on Germany

  • France declares war on Austria-Hungary

  • The United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Belgium

  • Japan declares war on Germany

  • Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary

  • Russia declares war on Ottoman Empire

  • Montenegro declares war on Ottoman Empire

  • France and the United Kingdom declare war on Ottoman Empire

  • Period: to

    First use of poison gas

    German use
  • Italy declares war on Austria-HUngary

  • Bulgaria declares war on Serbia

  • The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria

  • France declares war on Bulgaria

  • Italy and Russia declare war on Bulgaria

  • Germany declares war on Portugal

  • Romania enters war on Entente side

  • Italy declares war on Germany

  • Period: to

    British use armored tanks for first time in history

  • USA declares war on Germany

  • Greece declares war on Central Powers

  • USA declares war on Austria-Hungary

  • Germany and Russia sign an armistice

  • Woodrow Wilson outlines his 14 points

  • Ottomans invade Armenia

  • Bulgaria signs an armistice with the Allies

  • Ottoman Empire sign the armistice of Mudros

  • Austria-Hungary signs the armistice with Italy

  • Germany signs armistice of Compiegne

  • Germany officially surrenders

  • Period: to

    Treaty of Versialles

  • Official end of WWI