World War I By MrJosue Jul 24, 1914 World War I Starts World war 1 starts click here for more details Jul 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Aug 1, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia. Why Germany? Aug 3, 1914 Germany declares war on France. Here we go again Aug 4, 1914 The United Kingdom declares war on Germany, after Germany invades Belgium. Brittan goes to war. Aug 6, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia declares war on Germany. Too many wars. Aug 19, 1914 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral. We will remain netrual. Read about it in here. Aug 26, 1914 The Battle of Tannenberg begins. The Tannenberg battle begins. Sep 5, 1914 The First Battle of the Marne begins. Trench warfare begins as soldiers on both sides dig in. They are going inside our trenches. That's not cool bro. Oct 19, 1914 Battle of Ypres begins Lets fight. Nov 3, 1914 The United Kingdom announces that the North Sea is a military area, effectively creating a blockade of goods into Germany. Read about it in here. Dec 24, 1914 The unofficial Christmas truce is declared. How nice but its unoffical Feb 4, 1915 Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain, essentially effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets. Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain, essentially effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets. Feb 19, 1915 The Dardanelles Campaign begins. So it begins. Apr 22, 1915 The Second Battle of Ypres begins. It is during this battle that the Germans first use poison gas. There using Posin gas. Sep 5, 1915 Tsar Nicholas II takes personal control over Russia's armies. He took over Russia's army. Feb 21, 1916 The Battle of Verdun begins. The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War 1 and was one of the bloodiest. The bloodiest war and the longest. Jul 1, 1916 The Battle of the Somme begins. During the Battle of the Somme, tanks are first introduced into battle. Tanks are introduced. Apr 6, 1917 The United States declares war on Germany. Goodbye Germany. U.S.A. All the way. Nov 7, 1917 The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government. The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government. Jan 8, 1918 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points to peace. Germany Wants peace. Mar 3, 1918 Russia signs the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, which is a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers. Russia does not want war. Jun 28, 1919 World War I Is Done. Finally No more Suffering.