Timeline: World War 1 | Timetoast

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke of Austria Asassinated

Gavrilo Princip, a nationalist of Yugoslav, shot Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
Period: Jul 14, 1914 to Jun 28, 1919

World War I

The beginning and end of 'The Great War'.
Jul 28, 1914

First Shots Fired

Serbians defended themselves against Austro-Hungarian invaders.
Aug 1, 1914

Germany Declares War on Russia
Aug 3, 1914

Germany Declares War on France
Aug 4, 1914

Britain Declares War on Germany
Aug 4, 1914

Germany Declares War on Belgium
Aug 6, 1914

Austria-Hungary Declares War on Russia
Aug 6, 1914

Serbia Declares War on Germany
Aug 12, 1914

Austria Invades Serbia
Aug 19, 1914

Woodrow Wilson Decides to Remain Neutral
Period: Aug 26, 1914 to Aug 28, 1914

Battle of Tannenberg
Period: Sep 5, 1914 to Sep 12, 1914

First Battle of Marne
Sep 12, 1914

France Pushes Back Germany

German forces retreat 30 miles from Paris.
Period: Oct 19, 1914 to Nov 22, 1914

First Battle of Ypres
Nov 3, 1914

UK Blockades North Sea
Dec 24, 1914

Unofficial Christmas Truce
Feb 4, 1915

Germany Declares War Zone Around Great Britain

Submarine blockade enacted.
Period: Feb 19, 1915 to Jan 9, 1916

Dardanelles Campaign

Meant to displace Turkey.
Period: Apr 21, 1915 to May 25, 1915

Second Battle of Ypres

First instance of chemical weapon usage by Germany
Period: Apr 25, 1915 to Jan 9, 1916

Gallipoli Campaign
May 7, 1915

British Ocean Liner, The 'RMS Lusitania', is Sunk By Germany
Sep 5, 1915

Tsar Nicholas II takes over Russian army
Period: Feb 21, 1916 to Dec 18, 1916

Battle of Verdun

Longest and Bloodiest Battle.
Period: May 31, 1916 to Jun 1, 1916

Battle of Jutland
Period: Jul 1, 1916 to Nov 18, 1916

Battle of Somme

First use of tanks.
Jan 19, 1917

Zimmerman Telegram Intercepted
Mar 15, 1917

Russian Tsar, Nicholas II, Flees
Apr 6, 1917

US Declares War on Germany
Period: Jul 31, 1917 to Nov 10, 1917

Battle of Passchendaele
Nov 7, 1917

The Bolsheviks Overthrow Russian Government
Jan 8, 1918

Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points Speech
Mar 8, 1918

Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk

Peace between Russia and Central Powers
Period: Mar 21, 1918 to Jul 18, 1918

Germany's Spring Offensive
Apr 21, 1918

Red Baron Shot Down
Period: Jul 15, 1918 to Aug 6, 1918

Second Battle of Marne
Nov 9, 1918

Wilhelm II Flees Germany
Nov 11, 1918

Armistice Signed at Compiegne

Germany stops Fighting
Jun 28, 1919

Treaty of Versailles Signed