World War I By KaylaTr Jun 8, 1914 War Begins Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are assassinated. Jul 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia Aug 1, 1914 Germany Declares War on Russia Aug 3, 1914 Germany Declares War on France Aug 4, 1914 United Kingdom Declares War on Germany Aug 19, 1914 United States Stays Neautral Aug 26, 1914 Battle of Tannenberg Sep 5, 1914 First Battle of Marne Oct 19, 1914 Battle of Ypres Dec 24, 1914 Christmas Truce Feb 5, 1915 Great Britain Becomes War Zone Apr 22, 1915 Second Battle of Ypres Apr 25, 1915 Battle of Gallipoli Feb 21, 1916 Battle of Verdun May 31, 1916 Major Naval Battle; Battle of Jutland Jul 1, 1916 Battle of Somme Brings Tanks Apr 6, 1917 United States Declares War on Germany Jul 31, 1917 Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) Jan 8, 1918 President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" Speech Mar 3, 1918 Treaty of Brest Litovsk Mar 21, 1918 Spring Offensive Jul 15, 1918 Second Battle of Marne Nov 11, 1918 Germany Signs the Armistice in France Nov 11, 1918 Fighting Stops Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles Ends War
