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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary's throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by a member of the Serbian Black Hand gand Gavrilo Princip while the couple were driving through Sarajevo.
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Germany promises unlimited military support to Austria, nicknamed the 'blank cheque'
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Austria declares war on Serbia following their failure to comply to the demands sent but the Austrian government
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Russian government ordered the mobilisation of the military districts of Odessa, Kiev, Kazan and Moscow. Two days later this turned to full mobilisation.
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Germany declares war on France in order to carry out the Schlieffen Plan and invades Belgium in order to get to France.
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After Germany continues to invade Belgium against British warnings, Britain declares war on Germany
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral.
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The BEF started to retreat from Mons. Germany then invades France.
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Battle of Tannenburg between Germany and Russia during which the Russian Second Army was almost entirely destroyed
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Trench warfare begins as both sides begin to dig in in the race to the sea.
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Was a victory for the Allies although there were heavy losses on both sides.
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On Germany's side, meanwhile trench warfare was dominating the Western Front
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Effectively creating a blockade of goods into Germany
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The unofficial Christmas truce is declared between British and German soldiers in the winter of 1914 - a series of widespread, unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front. German soldiers sang Christmas carols and soon soldiers left their trenches. The soldiers exchanged gifts and stories, and played games of football. The commanders of the warring nations disapproved of this cease fire, and the British court-martialed several of their soldiers.
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In this battle Germany use poison gas for the first time, yet aren't able to take advantage of this
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Treaty of London signed by Italy, France, Britain and Russia.
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During German unresticted submarine warfare a ship containing British and American civilian passengers.
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It was torpedoed by a German U-boat. 1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard were killed, leaving 761 survivors. This turned international opinion against Germany and led towards American entry into World War I.
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Italy enters the war on the side of the Allies.
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Between Britain (with the support of India) and Germany, also marks Britain using posion gas in the war
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The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli
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Verdun was a French fort, it was the longest battle in WW1 and it is thought that one third of the French army served there at some point.
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Naval battle between the Royal Navy (with help from the Australian and Canadian fleets) against the German Imperial fleet. Longest naval battle of WW1
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Germany send the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico in order to entice Mexico to join the war against the USA, Britain intercepts and deciphers the telegram and promptly notifies America.
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First Russian Revolution confined to the capital and its vicintiy and lasting less than a week.
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Following the heavy defeat at Passchendale, Lloyd George decided that he wanted Churchill in the Cabinet. Churchill was duly appointed Minister of Munitions.
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Fought between the Allies and Germany. Allied victory with mass casualties for both sides.
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Germany imposed harsh points upon Russia includes large reparations simliar to those imposed on them in the Treaty of Versailles
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The Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service were merged to form the Royal Air Force.
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The start of the collapse of the German army
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Germany signs an armistice with the Allies, war offical ends at 11am on the 11th of November
