ww1 timeline By Ja'Dreene Galarza-Levitt Oct 8, 1912 Balkan wars Jun 24, 1914 assassination of archduke ferdinand Jul 28, 1914 world war 1 begins May 7, 1915 Lusitania sinks Feb 21, 1916 Battle of Verdun Jul 1, 1916 Battle of Gallipoli, Somme Jan 16, 1917 Zimmermann Note Mar 6, 1917 U.S. enters war Mar 8, 1917 Russian Revolution Mar 3, 1918 Russia withdraws from war Jul 18, 1918 Battle of Chateau-Thierry Sep 26, 1918 Battle of Argonne Nov 18, 1918 armistice of ww1 Jun 28, 1919 The Treaty of Versailles signed Nov 15, 1920 First meeting of the League of Nations