World War I

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archduke-franz-ferdinand-assassinated

WW1 begins

Jul 28, 1914

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and WW1 begins http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/outbreak-of-world-war-i

Germany declared war on russia

Aug 1, 1914

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-world-war-erupts-in-europe

Germany declared war onFrance

Aug 3, 1914

Germany invaded Belgium and the British foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding their withdrawal from the neutral Belgium

First trenches were made

Sep 15, 1914

The first trenches on the western front were built.

Battle of Masurian Lakes

Sep 19, 1914

Battle of Masurian Lakes between the Russian First Army and Germany. no victory was claimed but over 100,000 Russians were taken prisoner

First Battle of Ypres

Oct 19, 1914

British lost a vast number of troops in the first battle of Ypres

Turkey enters the Great War

Oct 29, 1914

Turkey enters WW1 helping with the naval bombardment of Russia

Russia declared war on Turkey

Nov 2, 1914

France and Britain declared war on Turkey

Nov 5, 1914

The Lusitania was sunk

May 7, 1915

The Lusitania, which had many American passengers aboard, was sunk by a German U-Boat

3 countries declare war in 3 days

Oct 14, 1915

October 14, 1915: Bulgaria declares war on Serbia
October 15, 1915: The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria
October 16, 1915: France declares war on Bulgaria

Battle of Verdun started

Feb 21, 1916

February 21, 1916- December 18, 1916 Battle of Verdun started Over 1 million casualties were reported

Naval battle of Jutland

Jun 1, 1916

was fought between Britain and Germany - day 2. Battle inconclusive but resulted in the alarmed Germans consigning their fleet to harbour

End of WW1

Nov 11, 1918

End of WW I when the Armistice was signed at 11.00am in Redonthes in France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-war-i-ends