Nov 1914: Russia declares war on Ottoman Empire Britain and France declare war on the Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire attacks Serbia Britain annexes Ottoman Cyprus, occupies Ottoman southern Iraq and a British submarine enters the Ottoman-controlled Dardanelles Japan conquers German Tsingtau in China Russia bombs Ottoman Trebizond The British navy begins a naval blockade of Germany Russian troops led by Georgy Bergmann attack the Ottoman Caucasus ĭec 1914: Austria conquers Serbia the British navy defeats the German navy at the Falkland Islands Russia withdraws from Hungary the Ottomans attack Russian Caucasus but are defeated at the Battle of Sarikamish Britain proclaims a protectorate over Egypt, conquered by Australian and New Zealand troops, with Hussein Kamel Pasha as the new sultan German warplanes bomb England French and German soldiers in the trenches observe an unofficial Christmas truceįeb 1915: Germany begins a submarine (U-boat) blockade of Britain (first unrestricted submarine warfare against merchant vessels) Oct 1914: Ottoman warships bomb Odessa and Sevastopol in Russia Britain promises independence to the Sherif of Mecca in return for military alliance against the Ottoman Empire Sep 1914: As German troops advance from the north, France transfers its government from Paris to Bordeaux for two months German warplanes bomb Paris British warplanes bomb Duesseldorf and Koeln/Cologne the French army and the British Expeditionary Force stop the German advance in France ("Battle of the Marne") just before they reach Paris Australia captures German New Guinea Russia defeats Austria in Galicia (a Polish-Ukrainian region of Austria) and attacks Hungary Germany fails to invade Poland (a region of Russia) Germany appoints Paul von Hindenburg commander of the eastern (Russian) front Jul 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, Russia pledges to protect SerbiaĪug 1914: Germany, ally of Austria, declares war on Russia, on Russia's ally France and on neutral Belgium in order to attack France ("Schlieffen Plan") France's ally Britain declares war on Germany, Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia Germany attacks Russia and its general Erich Ludendorff wins the Battle of Tannenberg Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary Japan declares war on Germany and Austria the German army defeats the French army at the Battle of the Ardennes Jun 1914: Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip Pictures of the Manhattan Project (first atomic bomb) A timeline of World War I To advertise in this space
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