| World War I Timeline |
| Date(s) |
Event |
| June 28,1914 |
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wif are assassinated in Sarajevo, |
| July 28, 1914 |
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. |
| July 31, 1914 |
Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary. |
| August 1, 1914 |
Germany declares war on Russia and mobilizes. |
| August 3, 1914 |
Germany declares war on France. |
| August 4, 1914 |
Germany declares war on Belgium and invades. Belgium declares war on Germany. |
| August 6, 1914 |
Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. |
| August 26-30, 1914 |
Germany defeats Russia in the battle of Tanneberg. |
| September 5-10, 1914 |
Germany defeated at the Marne. |
| April 25, 1915 |
Battle of Gallipoli begins. |
| May 7, 1915 |
Sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-Boat. |
| February 21 - December 18, 1916 |
Battle of Verdun |
| May 31- June 1, 1916 |
Naval battle of Jutland fought to a draw. |
| July 1 - November 18, 1916 |
Battle of the Somme kills about one million. This battle introduces the tank to warfare. |
| March 15, 1917 |
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates. |
| April 6, 1917 |
Wilson asks Congress to declare war. |
| July 3, 1917 |
US troops lands in France. |
| November 7, 1917 |
Lenin overthrows Russian government. |
| December 3, 1917 |
Russian government signs and armistice with Germany. |
| December 9, 1917 |
British troops capture Jerusalem. |
| April 22, 1918 |
Red Baron killed. |
| July 16-17, 1918 |
Tsar Nicholas II and his family are killed by the Bolsheviks. |
| November 11, 1918 |
Armistice declared at eleven o'clock on eleventh day of eleventh month. |
