World War I : Key Events and Occurances

Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia on July 28th, 1914

Jul 28, 1914

Section: The Road to War
Red Heading: The Deadliest War
Blue Heading: War Begins

Germany declares war on Russia on August 1, 1914

Aug 1, 1914

Section: The Road to War
Red Heading: The Deadliest War
Blue Heading: War Begins

Germany declares war on France on August 3, 1914

Aug 3, 1914

Section: The Road to War
Red Heading: The Deadliest War
Blue Heading: War Begins

Great Britain declares war on Germany on August 4, 1914

Aug 4, 1914

Section: The Road to War
Red Heading: The Deadliest War
Blue Heading: War Begins

First Battle of the Marne, the

Sep 5, 1914

Section: The Road to War
Red Heading: The Deadliest War
Blue Heading: War Begins First battle of the war, French and British troops halted German advance.

Russian Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown.

Mar 15, 1917

Section: Road to War
Red Heading: Entering the War
Blue Heading: Russian Revolution He was an absolute monarch, who resisted calls for democratic reforms.

Woodrow Wilson Declares War Against Central Powers

Apr 2, 1917

Section : Road to War
Red Heading :Entering War
Blue Heading : Declaring War

A new government vows to keep Russia in war.

Nov 8, 1917

Section: Road to War
Red Heading: Entering the War
Blue Heading: Russian Revolution

Russia and Germany signed a peace agreement called the Treaty of Brest - Litovsk

Mar 3, 1918

Section: Americans at War Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances Blue Heading: Russia Makes Peace This allowed the Germany army to shift to the Western Frontier.

Battle of Belleau Wood

Jun 1, 1918

Section: Americans at War
Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances
Blue Heading: Turning the Tide US Marines suffered heavy casualties, but succeeded in driving out the Germans.

Battle of Chateau Thierry

Jul 18, 1918

Section: Americans at War
Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances
Blue Heading: Germany Attacks As a million of Parisians fled, the American troops had arrived to reinforce the Allies.

Battle of Argonne Forest

Sep 26, 1918

Section : Americans at War
Red Heading: Setbacks and Advances
Blue Heading: Battle of Argonne Forest German defenses finally crumbled after the unrelenting result.

German government sent Woodrow Wilson a note requesting an armistice

Oct 6, 1918

Section: Americans at War
Red Heading: The Armistice
Blue Heading: A Harsh Armistice Armistice required Germany to pull back troops on the Western Frontier, and to cancel the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

German delegates signed the Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

Section: Shaping the Peace
Red Heading: Peace Conference in Paris
Blue Heading: The Treaty of Versailles The treaty stripped Germany of colonies and territory, and forced them to take full responsibility of the war, as well as paying the allies huge reparations.