WW1 Timeline Flashcards

Question	Answer
June 28, 1914	Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand, is assassinated.
July 28, 1914	Austria declares war on Serbia.
August 1, 1914	Germany declares war on Russia.
August 3, 1914	Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium.
August 4, 1914	Britain declare war on Germany.
October 29, 1914	Turkey enters the war on Germany's side.
February 19, 1915	Britain bombard the Dardanelles.
April 25, 1915	Allied troops land in Gallipoli.
May 23, 1915	Italy declares war on Germany and Russia.
December 19, 1915	Allies start the evacuation of Gallipoli
January 27, 1916	Conscription introduced in Britain.
April 29, 1916	British surrender to the Turkish at Kut, Mesopotamia.
December 7, 1916	Lloyd George becomes British Prime Minister.
April 6, 1917	USA declares war on Germany.
April 16, 1917	France launch an unsuccessful offensive on the Western Front.
December 5, 1917	Armistice signed between Germany and Russia.
March 3, 1918	Treaty signed between Russia and Germany.
April 9, 1918	Germany start an offensive on Flanders.

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