World War I

Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife

Jun 28, 1914

Austria-Hungary declared war to Sebria

Jul 28, 1914

Russia invaded Austria-Hungary

Jul 28, 1914

Germany declares war to Russia

Aug 1, 1914

Germany declares war to France

Aug 3, 1914

Germany invaded France through Belgium, aiming to reach Paris.

Russia invaded Germany

Aug 17, 1914

Battle of Tannenberg

Period: Aug 26, 1914 to Aug 30, 1914

Battle in the Eastern front where Russia was defated by Germany, although they managed to occupy part of Austria-Hungary.

Battle of the Marne

Period: Sep 5, 1914 to Sep 12, 1914

French and British army stopped the German army before they get to Paris

Battle of Verdun

Period: Feb 21, 1916 to Dec 18, 1916

Battle in the Western front.

Battle of the Somme

Period: Jul 1, 1916 to Nov 18, 1916

Probably the worst battle of the Western front and one of the deadliest battles in human history

February Revolution

Feb 23, 1917

Russian Revolution that caused Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate.

October Revolution

Nov 7, 1917

Second Russian Revolution led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin.

Russia withdraws from WWI

Mar 3, 1918

After the revolutions Russia had a civil war, so they signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the Central Powers and withdrew fron the war. This ended the war on the Eastern Front.

The Hundred Days Offensive

Nov 11, 1918

The Allies along with the US army won a decisive victory.

The end of WWI

Nov 11, 1918

Germany surrended