World War 1 Timeline: f rom beginning to end

1. June- Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated • July- Kaiser William II promises German support for Austria against Serbia. • Emperor Franz Joseph from Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and Russia. Austria-Hungarian troops invade Serbia. • August-Germany declares war on Russia, Luxembourg, France and the neutral Belgium. • Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. Canada follows suit and joins the war. • The Battle of the Frontiers begins. • Russia invades East Prussia. • U.S. declares neutrality • Battle of Tannenberg begins. The Battle of Tannenberg ends in total Russian defeat. • Battle of Togoland. World War 1 Timeline: from beginning to end • January- Allied offensive in Artois and Champagne begins.. • February-Germany declares a submarine blockade of Great Britain. • Second Battle of Masurian Lakes begins. • Russians lose the Second Battle of Masurian Lakes. • March-Britain announces a blockade of all German ports. • Allied offensive in Artois and Champagne ends. • Battle of Neuve-Chapelle. • April-The Second Battle of Ypres begins. Poison gas is used for the first time by Germans in an attack on the Canadian sector. • France, Russia, Italy and Britain conclude secret Treaty of London. • May-Austro-German offensive begins into Russian Poland. • Second Battle of Ypres ends. • Second Battle of Artois begins. • Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary. 1914 1915 1916 • June-The First Battle of Isonzo. • July-President Wilson sends notes to Secretary of War and Secretary of Navy directing them to draft a defense program. • August- The Washington Post carries story that General Staff are planning to send a force of 1 million soldiers overseas. • September-The Second Battle of Champagne begins. • Battles of Artois starts. • Battle of Loos starts. • October- • September- First Battle of the Marne begins. • First Battle of the Masurian Lakes begins. • First Battle of the Marne ends with a French Victory • Russia loses the First Battle of Masurian Lakes. • First Battle of Aisne begins. Troops starts to construct trenches across the entire length of the western front. • Battle of Lemberg begins. • October-First Battle of Ypres begins. • England to prepare for fighting at the Front. • Turkey enters the war on the side of the Central Powers. • November-First Battle of Ypres ends. • Battle of Lodz begins. • December-Battle of the Falkland Islands between British and German Naval units. • First German air raid on Britain. • An unofficial Christmas truce is declared by soldiers along the Western Front. By: EmmaleeVanZyl

2. 1917 1918 1919