World War 1 By elizabethhnoell Jun 28, 1914 France and Russia were allies, Austria-Hungary were allies with Germany, and Belgium were allies with Great Britian Allies Jul 5, 1914 Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia Jul 28, 1914 Austria declared war on Serbia Aug 1, 1914 Germany declared war on Russia Aug 3, 1914 Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan. Aug 4, 1914 Britain declared war on Germany Aug 26, 1914 Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian Lakes. Sep 6, 1914 Battle of the Marne started Oct 29, 1914 Turkey entered the war on Germany’s side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front. Jan 19, 1915 The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place Feb 19, 1915 Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles Apr 25, 1915 Allied troops landed in Gallipoli May 7, 1915 The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat May 23, 1915 Italy declared war on Germany and Austria Aug 5, 1915 The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians Sep 25, 1915 Start of the Battle of Loos Dec 19, 1915 The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli Feb 21, 1916 Start of the Battle of Verdun Apr 29, 1916 British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia Sep 15, 1916 First use en masse of tanks at the Somme Feb 1, 1917 Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started Apr 6, 1917 USA declared war on Germany Oct 24, 1917 Battle of Caporetto – the Italian Army was heavily defeated Nov 20, 1917 British tanks won a victory at Cambrai Dec 5, 1917 Armistice between Germany and Russia signed Dec 9, 1917 Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks Mar 3, 1918 The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany. Jul 15, 1918 Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army Aug 8, 1918 The advance of the Allies was successful Oct 4, 1918 Germany asked the Allies for an armistice Oct 30, 1918 Turkey made peace Nov 3, 1918 Austria made peace Nov 11, 1918 Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One. Jan 4, 1919 Peace conference met at Paris Jun 28, 1919 The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.
