WW1 and the Russian Civil War By jake ridout Jun 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated Jul 28, 1914 Austria declares war on Serbia Aug 1, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia Aug 3, 1914 Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France Aug 4, 1914 Britain declares war on Germany Oct 29, 1914 Ottoman Empire joins war on Germany's side May 7, 1915 Lusitania is sunk May 23, 1915 Italy declares war on Germany and Austria Nov 7, 1916 President Wilson re-elected Dec 7, 1916 Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister Feb 28, 1917 Wilson releases Zimmerman Telegram to public Mar 8, 1917 Protesters confront soldiers in Petrograd Mar 15, 1917 Tsar Nicholas II abdicates Apr 6, 1917 United States declares war on Germany Nov 7, 1917 Bolsheviks seize power in Petrograd Nov 15, 1917 White Army begins to organize Jan 8, 1918 President Wilson announces 14 Points Mar 3, 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Signed Apr 10, 1918 First major battle between the Red and White armies Jun 1, 1918 President Wilson agrees to intervention in Northern Russia Jul 6, 1918 President Wilson agrees to intervention in Siberia Jul 16, 1918 Abdicated Tsar Nicholas II and family murdered Aug 16, 1918 US troops land in Vladivostok (Siberia) Sep 4, 1918 US troops land in Archangel (Northern Russia) Nov 11, 1918 WW1 Armistice Jan 12, 1919 Paris Peace Conference starts Feb 17, 1919 US Secretary of War withdrawal from Northern Russia Jun 27, 1919 US troops leave Archangel Jun 28, 1919 Germany accepts Treaty of Versailles Apr 1, 1920 US troops leave Vladivostok Nov 7, 1920 Last Major battle of the Civil War (Perekop)