Basic WW1 Timeline By yblehs6 Jun 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archduke-franz-ferdinand-assassinated Jul 28, 1914 Austria declared war on Serbia https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/austria-hungary-declares-war-on-serbia Aug 1, 1914 Germany declared war on Russia https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-world-war-erupts-in-europe Aug 3, 1914 Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium http://webs.bcp.org/sites/vcleary/ModernWorldHistoryTextbook/wwi/section_4/germanyinvadesbelgium.html Aug 4, 1914 Britain declared war on Germany https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/causes-of-world-war-one/the-british-declaration-of-war/ Oct 29, 1914 Turkey entered the war of Germany's side http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/EastEurope/TurkeyCentral.html May 23, 1915 Italy declared war on Germany and Austria https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-declares-war-on-austria-hungary Apr 6, 1917 USA declared war on Germany https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/america-enters-world-war-i Nov 11, 1918 Germany signed the Armistice- Official end date of WW1 https://www.tenfactsabout.co.uk/0002armistice.htm