European Events Leading To The Great War

By jlandry18
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assinated by Gavrillo Princip in June 1914.
  • Austria-Hungary and Serbia

    Austria-Hungary and Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia in July 1914. This was because Serbia assinated Ferdinand.
  • Russia

    Russia

    Germany declares war on Russia.
  • Belgium

    Belgium

    The Germans stationed their troops and invaded Belgium and burned down the town of Louvain.
  • Great Britain

    Great Britain

    Great Britain declares war on Germany. This was seen as a start of World War I.
  • Germany

    Germany

    Germany is at war against Belgium, France, Russia and Great Britain.
  • France

    France

    Germany and France declare war on each other.
  • Ottoman Empire

    Ottoman Empire

    Ottoman Empire enters World War I on October 28, 1914.
  • Italy

    Italy

    Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary.
  • Bulgaria

    Bulgaria

    Bulgaria enters World War 1 on the side of Central Powers.
  • Portugal

    Portugal

    Germany declares war on Portugal.
  • Romania

    Romania

    Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, this declares them into entering World War 1.
  • Greece

    Greece

    Greece declares war on the Central Powers.