Thursday, June 6, 2019

What were the main events during World War 1 in chronological order?

The first
important event of course would be the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
Sophie in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914.  The following are important events thereafter:


  • The Austrian declaration of war against Serbia on July 28, 1914.

  • Russian mobilization against Austria and Germany on July 29, 1914, followed by the
    German declaration of war against Russia.
  • Germany's declaration of war
    against France on August 4, 1914.
  • Britain's declaration of war against
    Germany for violation of Belgian Neutrality on August 5.
  • Implementation of
    Germany's Schlieffen Plan which would allow it to fight a war on two fronts; but which failed
    when German troops were stopped short of Paris.
  • British Blockade of
    Germany's North Sea ports, followed by Germany's attempt to blockade the entire British
    Isles.
  • Sinking of RMS Lusitania in May, 1915 by a
    German unterseeboot. Outrage in the United States led...

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