Major Events of World War I
- June 28, 1914- Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo
- July 28-August 4, 1914- Austria declared war on Serbia/ Germany declared war on Russia/ Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium/ Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan/ Britain declared war on Germany
- August 23, 1914- Germany invaded France
- October 29, 1914- Turkey moved in the war on Germany’s side/ Trench warfare started to control the western front
- January 19, 1915- The first Zeppelin raid on Britain took place
- April 25, 1915- Allied troops landed in Gallipoli
- May 23, 1915- Italy declared war on Germany and Austria
- August 5, 1915- Germans captured Warsaw from the Russians
- January 27, 1916- Conscription introduced in Britain
- April 29, 1916- British forces surrendered Turkish forces at Kut in Mesopotamia
- September 15, 1916- First use of en masse of tanks at the somme
- April 6, 1917- USA declared war on Germany
- November 20, 1917- British tanks won a victory at Cambria
- December 5, 1917- Armistice between Germany and Russia signed
- December 9, 1917- Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks
- March 3, 1918- The treaty of Brest-Litovsk
- March 21, 1918- Germany Broke through on the Somme
- August 8, 1918 - The advance of the allies was successful
- August 29, 1918- Germany’s navy mutinied
- November 11, 1918- The official end of World War I
- January 4, 1919- Peace conference met at Paris
- June 28, 1919- The treaty of Versailles was signed