Causes and Events of World War I
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28th June, 1914:
Serb student, Gavrilo Princip, shoots Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.28th July, 1914:
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.29th July, 1914:
Due to its alliance, Russia mobilizes troops to defend Serbia.1st of August, 1914:
Germany declares war on Russia.2nd of August, 1914:
France declares war on Germany to help Russia.3rd August, 1914:
Germany declares war on France.4th August, 1914:
Germany invades neutral Belgium on its way to France. Great Britain declares war on Germany.6th August, 1914:
Austria-Hungary declares war on Germany.7th August, 1914:
Lord Kitchener calls for 100,000 men to join the British army to defend France and Belgium.