The Great War By DEROCHERMATTHEW Jun 28, 1914 Arch-duke Francis Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated. Jul 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Jul 29, 1914 Russia mobilizes. Aug 1, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia. Aug 1, 1914 The Allies declare war on the Ottoman Empire. Aug 3, 1914 Germany declares war on France. Aug 4, 1914 Great Britian declares war on Germany. May 1, 1915 Italy betrays the Triple Alliance. May 7, 1915 The Lusitania is sunk. Sep 1, 1915 Serbia is eliminated from the war. Jul 1, 1916 Battle of the Somme Dec 1, 1916 Rasputin is assassinated. Mar 1, 1917 Russian women lead series of strikes. Apr 1, 1917 The United States join the war. Oct 1, 1917 Bolsheviks take power. Sep 29, 1918 Germany decides that the war is lost. Nov 11, 1918 The Armistice is signed. Jan 1, 1919 Meeting at Versailles.
