World War 1 By Nicholas Karalis Jun 28, 1914 Assassinattion of Archduke Ferdinand. Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Jun 28, 1919 World War 1 this is a timeline of main points of WW1including 1 australia campain Aug 1, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia Aug 3, 1914 Germany declares war on France Aug 4, 1914 Germany invades Belgium than Britain declares war on Germany Aug 5, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. Sep 5, 1914 First battle of the Marne begins. Oct 19, 1914 First battle of the Ypres begins. Oct 29, 1914 Turkey joins the cenltral powers. Feb 18, 1915 German submarine blockade of Britain begins. Feb 22, 1915 second battle of the Ypres begins. German troops use poison gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Apr 29, 1915 British forces land at Gallipoli. Feb 21, 1916 battle of Verdun begins. Jul 1, 1916 battle of the Somme begins. Mar 15, 1917 Tsar Nicholas of Russia abdicates. Apr 6, 1917 USA declares war on Germany. Dec 7, 1917 USA declares war on Austria-Hungary. Dec 15, 1917 The cenltral powers and Russia begin peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk Mar 3, 1918 The cenltral powers and Russia sings peace treaty at Brest-Litovsk. Jul 15, 1918 second battle of the Marne begins. Oct 30, 1918 Turkey surrenders. Nov 4, 1918 Austria-Hungary surrenders. Nov 9, 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm 2nd of Germany abdicates. Nov 11, 1918 Armistice ends fighting. Jun 14, 1919 In 1919 the allied & the central powers representatives met to discuss a treaty. On 18 of Jan representatives gathered for a meeting in France.
