World Wars Timeline By starlightsnowflakes Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria Jul 28, 1914 World War I Begins Aug 2, 1914 Germany invades Luxembourg Aug 19, 1914 President Wilson announces that USA will remain neutral Aug 23, 1914 Japan declares war on Germany Nov 1, 1914 Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire May 7, 1915 U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania Apr 6, 1917 USA declares war on Germany Nov 7, 1917 Bolsheviks successfully overthrow Russian government Nov 11, 1917 Germany signs the Armistice at Campiegne, France Dec 7, 1917 USA declares war on Austria-Hungary Nov 11, 1918 World War I Ends Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles Sep 1, 1939 World War II Begins Sep 3, 1939 Britian and France declare war on Germany May 10, 1940 Churchill becomes prime minister Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor May 1, 1942 Auschwitz opens Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Aug 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad begins Feb 2, 1943 First major German defeat (Battle of Stalingrad ends) Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Aug 10, 1944 Guam is liberated Jan 27, 1945 Auschwitz is liberated Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 World War II Ends Sep 2, 1945 Japan formally surrenders
