World War 1 Timeline

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

Section 1,
Origins of World War 1,
War Begins

Germany declares war on Russia

Aug 1, 1914

Section 1,
The Deadliest War,
The Road to World War 1, Summer of 1914

Germany declares war on France

Aug 3, 1914

Section 1,
The Deadliest War,
The Road to World War 1, Summer of 1914

Germany invades neutral Belgium

Aug 4, 1914

Section 1,
The Deadliest,
The Road to World War 1, Summer 1914

Great Britain declares war on Germany

Oct 30, 1914

Section 1,
The Deadliest,
The Road to World War 1, Summer 1914

Battle of Verdun- Both sides attempted to break the deadlock of trench warfare by launching major offensives

Feb 21, 1916

Section 3,
Setbacks and Advances,
Battle of the Argonne Forest

The First Battle of Marne- France and Germany quickly settled into a long stalemate for more than three grueling years

Sep 6, 1916

Section 1,
Deadliest War,
War Begins

Russia's military was defeated and it's ruler Tsar Nicholas lll was overthrown. A new government vowed to keep Russia in the war

Mar 30, 1917

Section 1,
Entering the War,
Russian Revolution

Under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin a fraction known as the Bolsheviks seized the government and intended to set Russia on the road on communism

Nov 7, 1917

Section 3,
Setbacks and Advances,
Russia Makes Peace

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Signed- Transferred some 30 percent of Russia’s territory to Germany

Mar 3, 1918

Section 3,
Setbacks and Advances,
Russia Makes Peace

Battle of Belleau Wood - The French commander assigned American units to evict German troops from a narrow, heavily forested area called Belleau Wood

Jun 1, 1918

Section 3,
Setbacks and Advances,
Turning the Tide

Battle of Chateau Thierry - The advancing Germans broke through Allied lines in Belgium and France

Jul 18, 1918

Section 3,
Setbacks and Advances,
Germany Attacks

Battle of the Argonne Forest- Weakened by influenza and deprived of supplies by the Allied blockade that had tighten since America’s entry into the war

Sep 26, 1918

Section 3,
Setbacks and Advances,
Battle of the Argonne Forest

The head of the German government sent Woodrow Wilson a note requesting an armistice based on the Fourteen Points

Oct 6, 1918

Section 3,
The Armistice,
The Armistice

German delegates reluctantly signed the treaty

Jun 28, 1919

Section 3,
Setbacks and Advances,
Russia Makes Peace