WWI to WWII By Patty Limones Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife by Serbian nationalist Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Aug 15, 1945 WWI and WWII Jul 28, 1914 Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia Aug 1, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia Aug 3, 1914 Germany declares war on France Oct 19, 1914 Battle of Ypres beings Feb 4, 1915 Germany declares "war zone" around Great Britain Apr 22, 1915 Second Battle of Ypres begins. -first time Germans use poison gas. Feb 21, 1916 Battle of Verdun begins. Longest battle of WWI and one of the bloodiest. Jan 19, 1917 Zimmerman Telegram sent to Mexico by Germany, but British intercept. Jun 28, 1919 The Treaty of Versailles officially ends WWI Sep 1, 1939 Beginning of WWII Sep 23, 1939 Hitler invades Poland and France and Britain declare war on Germany May 1, 1940 Auschwitz established Jun 22, 1940 France surrenders to Germany Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese launch a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor,Hawaii Jul 6, 1942 Anne Frank and her family go into hiding Aug 31, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad begins Apr 19, 1943 The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Jul 20, 1944 Assassination attempt against Hitler fails Apr 12, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt dies Apr 16, 1945 Battle of Berlin begins Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide- along with his wife May 8, 1945 Germany surrenders WWII
