TIMELINE

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Germany invades Belgium

Period: Aug 4, 1914 to Oct 31, 1914

Battle of Marne

Sep 6, 1914

Gallipoli Campaign

Period: Mar 19, 1915 to Jan 9, 1916

Battle of Verdun

Period: Feb 21, 1916 to Dec 18, 1916

Battle of the Somme

Period: Jul 1, 1916 to Nov 18, 1916

Death of Grigori Rasputin

Dec 30, 1916

Tsar Nicholas abdicates

Mar 15, 1917

US declares war on Germany

Apr 2, 1917

Lenin's return to from exile

Apr 16, 1917

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Mar 3, 1918

Armistice ending WWI

Nov 11, 1918

Treaty of Versailles signed

Jun 28, 1919