War and Revolution 1914-1919

By CSBBCavaness

  • Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassinated

  • The first battle of the Somme

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

  • Czar Nicholas 2 orders partial mobilization of the russian army against Austria-Hungary

  • Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declares war on France

  • Great Britain declares war on Germany

  • President Wilson declares the U.S will remain neutral

  • The battle of theTannenberg begins

  • The first battle of the Marne begins

  • The battle of Ypres begins

  • The UK declares the North sea is a military area and creates a blockade so goods cannot get to Germany

  • The unnoffical christmas true declared

  • Germany declares a war zone around Great Britain. Essentially making a submarine blockade to prevent merchant ships to get to the UK.

  • The Dardanelles campain begins.

  • The second battle of Ypres begins. This is the first battle where poison gas is used.

  • The battle of Gallipoli begins.

  • General Ludendorff's gamble had failed. He informed German leaders that the war was lost.

  • The new German government sigms an armistice (a truce, an agreement to end the fighting)