History of World War 1 By Brian Kang Oct 7, 1879 Dual Alliance Jan 1, 1881 Austro Serbian Alliance Jan 1, 1882 The Triple Alliance Apr 8, 1904 Entente Cordiale Aug 31, 1907 The Anglo-Russian Entente Aug 31, 1907 The Triple Entente Jun 28, 1914 Assasination of Arch Duke Jul 23, 1914 Austria blames Serbia for death of Arch Duke Jul 28, 1914 Austria declare war on Serbia and Shell its capital, Belgrade Jul 29, 1914 Russian army gets ready to help Serbia defend Jul 29, 1914 Germany warned Russia not to help Aug 1, 1914 Germany declared war on Russia. Germany Army goes toward France and Belgium Aug 2, 1914 French army put on war footing to fight German invasion Aug 3, 1914 Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium. Aug 3, 1914 Britian ordered Germany to withdraw from Belgium Aug 4, 1914 Britian declares war on Germany since they didnt withdraw Aug 6, 1914 Austria declares war on Russia