WW1-WW2 by Kirsten Myers By kmyers1998 Jul 28, 1914 WWI begins Jul 28, 1914 Austria declared war with Russia Aug 1, 1914 Germany declared war on Russia Aug 4, 1914 Britian declared war on Germany Sep 6, 1914 Battle of the Marne started Oct 18, 1914 First battle at Ypres Feb 19, 1915 Britain bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardanelles Apr 25, 1915 Allied troops landed in Gallipoli May 23, 1915 Italy declared war on Germany and Austria Aug 5, 1915 The Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians Dec 19, 1915 The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli Apr 29, 1916 British forces surrendered to Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia Jun 4, 1916 Start of the Brusilov Offensive Aug 10, 1916 End of the Brusilov Offensive Dec 7, 1916 Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister Feb 1, 1917 Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started Apr 6, 1917 USA declared war on Germany Nov 20, 1917 British tanks won a victory at Cambrai Mar 3, 1918 The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany. Aug 8, 1918 The advance of the Allies was successful Sep 19, 1918 Turkish forces collapsed at Megiddo Oct 4, 1918 Germany asked the Allies for an armistice Oct 29, 1918 Germany’s navy mutinied Oct 30, 1918 Turkey made peace Nov 3, 1918 Austria made peace Nov 11, 1918 Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One. Jan 4, 1919 Peace conference met at Paris Jun 28, 1919 The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans. Sep 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland. Britian and France gave Germant an ultimatum to get out of the countries Sep 1, 1939 WWII began Sep 3, 1939 Germany ignored the ultimatum and Britian and France declared war with Germany Sep 17, 1939 Russia's Red Army attacked Poland from the east Sep 27, 1939 Poland surrendered to Germany Nov 30, 1939 Russia's Red Army invaded Finland (Start of the WInter War) Jan 8, 1940 Food rationing began in the UK food rationed were : bacon, butter and sugar and etc... Mar 13, 1940 Treaty of Moscow ended the Winter War May 20, 1940 German tanks reached Abbeville and cut off Allied forces in the north of France Jun 14, 1940 German troops entered Paris Jun 21, 1940 A delegation from France met Hitler at Rethonde Aug 5, 1940 The Battle of Britain began Sep 28, 1940 The Battle of Britian ended Mar 2, 1941 German troops enter Bulgaria Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 Britain and America declare war with Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany declared war on America Feb 19, 1942 135 Japanese planes attacked Darwin in northern Australia. 240 people were killed and 10 wounded May 7, 1942 Start of the Battle of Coral Sea May 8, 1942 End of the Battle of Coral Sea Jun 10, 1942 The massacre of Lidice occurred Aug 19, 1942 The decision was made to evacuate the survivors from Dieppe Sep 13, 1942 The Japanese launched heavy attacks against the Americans at Guadacanal but sustained heavy casualties Apr 19, 1943 Start of the Warsaw Uprising Jul 10, 1943 Britain and America invaded Sicily Jul 12, 1943 The 'greatest' tank battle in history occurred at Kursk Jul 28, 1943 A bombing raid on Hamburg resulted in a firestorm that killed more than 50,000 people Mar 15, 1944 The Allies dropped 1,250 tons of bombs on Cassino, Italy, at the start of a major offensive Jul 20, 1944 The July Bomb Plot - the failed attempted to kill Hitler Aug 25, 1944 Paris liberated by the Allies Dec 16, 1944 Start of the Battle of the Bulge Jan 28, 1945 End of the Battle of the Bulge Apr 30, 1945 Hitler committed suicide
