World War 1 Dates

June 28, 1914

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

July 28, 1914

Austria-Hungary declares War on Serbia

July 30, 1914

Russia mobilizes troops to Austria-Hungary border

July 31, 1914

German gives Russia an ultimatum to back away from Austria-Hungary border

August 1, 1914

Germany declares War on Russia

August 3, 1914

Germany declares War on France

11pm August 4, 1914

Great Britain declares War on Germany

September 6-10, 1914

1st Battle of Marne

August 1914

Russian invasion of East Prussia repulsed by Germany

October 17-November 21, 1914

1st Battle of Ypres

May 7, 1915

Sinking of the Lusitania

May 1915

Italy enters war on the allies side

April 22-May 13, 1915

2nd Battle of Ypres

February 21-December 1916

Battle of Verdun

July 1 (after 7 day bombardment)- November 18 1916

Battle of the Somme

January 1917

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare resumes

April 6, 1917

The U.S. declares war on Germany

July 31- November 1917 (artillery bombardment began on 18th July)

Battle of Passchendaele

March + November 1917

Revolutions in Russia overthrow Monarchy

November 1917

Battle of Cambrai

March 3, 1918

Russia exits the War (signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk)

March 21 1918

Ludendorff offensive launched

July 1918

Allies counterattack at the Marne River

August 3, 1918

allies begin 100 days offensive

August 8, 1918

Germans pushed back 12km at Amiens, called a 'Black day' for Germany

November 10, 1918

Kaiser Wilhelm II steps down

November 11, 1918

Germany signs an armistice

February 19, 1915

Naval bombardment of Turkish forts begins

March 18, 1915

Main attack on Gallipoli launched

April 25, 1915

Allied landing at Gallipoli

February 19, 1915- January 9, 1916

Gallipoli Campaign

December 16, 1915- January 9, 1916

Allied evacuation of Gallipoli

May 31, 1916

Battle of Jutland

October 12- November 1914

Race to the sea

130,000 allied casualties; 250,000 Turkish casualties

Gallipolli losses

620,000 Allied; 500,000 German; allies gain 1.2km

Somme losses

275,000 Allied; 200,000 German ; allies gain 2-3km

Passchendaele losses

Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary

Order of armistices