THE START OF WW1 Flashcards
Important dates
28th of June
23th of July
28th of July
29th of July
31st July
1st August
3rd August
4th August
6th of August
12th of August
What happened on 28th of June?
The heir of Austro-Hungarian Empire in Sarajevo was shot by a Serbian student.
What happened on 23th of July?
Austria-Hungary demands compensation for the assassination to Serbian Government
What happened on 28th of July?
Austro-Hungary declares war on Serbia (an ally of the Russian Empire)
What happened on 29th of July?
Russia mobilized her troops in favour of Serbia
What happened on 31st of July?
Germany(an ally of Austro-Hungarian Emp.) impede the mobilization to Russia
What happened on 1st of August?
Due to the alliance between Germany and austro-Hungary empire, Germany declared war on Russia (an ally of France)
What happened on 3rd of August?
Germany declares war on France, and marches her troops toward France, but invading Belgium (Britain’s ally) on its way.
What happened on 4th of August?
Great Britain declared war on Germany to defend Belgium
What happened on 6th of August?
Austro-Hungary declares war on Russia
What happened on 12th of August?
When France and Britain declared war on Austria-Hungary, the war broke out.