Word War I Timeline


Word War I Timeline g,h
1914
June
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated by a Serbian nationalist
July
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Russia mobilizes its troops to defend Serbia
August
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium
WWI breaks out when Britain declares war on Germany
Japan joins the Allies
November
Turkey joins Germany and Austria-Hungry
1915
February
Germany beings unrestricted submarine warfare
May
Italy joins the Allies
1916
The Arabs revolt against their Turkish overlords
Woodrow Wilson is re-elected U.S. President
1917
January
Germany introduces unrestricted submarine warfare
The Bolshevik Communists come to power in Russia after overthrowing the government of the czar
April
The United States declares war on Germany
June
The first U.S troops arrive in Paris, France, on June 13
1918
January
Woodrow Wilson announces his 14 Points
March
Russia and Germany sign the Treat of Brest-Litovsk
October
Germany asks President Wilson to begin peace negotiations; Wilson rejects Germany’s request for peace talks
The U.S. Army begins its final advance on November 1
November
Germany requests an armistice on November 6
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates on November 9; Germans revolt and take over government
Germany sings the armistice on November 11, which ends WWI
1919
The countries that ratify the Treaty of Versailles on June 28 become the original members of the League of Nations
The U.S. Senate rejects the Treaty


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