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The British win another battle against the Germans in the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
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On June 28, 1914, Archduke of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand is assassinated, and his assassination sparks the beginning of World War I.
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On June 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary emperor Franz Joseph I signs the declaration of war on Serbia.
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
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Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and France get drawn into the war because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend other nations.
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Prime Minister of Great Britain Winston Churchill seizes two Turkish warships that were under construction in Britain.
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On August 5, 1914, Erich Ludendorff takes controll of the German army and leads them to victory at Liége.
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The British ambush and attack Germn fleets on the German coast of Heligoland Blight, where they later win the naval battle
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The Battle of the Marne was fought from September 5, 1914, to September
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On September 5, 1914, Commander Sir Christopher Cradock leads his small squadron into the Pacific, and they are defeated by the Germans.
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At the Battle of the Masurian Lakes, the Germans pushed back the entire front line of the Russian army and managed ro hold them off.
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The Germans defeat the British in the Battle of Coronel.
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Between the dates of January 6, 1916 and April 25, 1915, the Turks manage to defeat the Allies at the Battle of Gallipoli.
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After German warships sink American trade ships, Wilson decides to allow the United States to fight in the war.
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Constantine I, leader of Greece, resigns as ruler and leaves Greece for Switzerland/
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On June 14, 1917, the British army, under leadership of General Herbert Plumer, defeat the Germans at the Battle of Messines Ridge.
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On November 9, 1918, Chancellor and and prime minister of Prussia Prince Max von Baden announces the resignation of the Emperor of Prussia.
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Germany signs a armstice to end the war with the other
